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George Wetherill

American physicist (1925-2006) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 80

George Wetherill was an American physicist and geologist. He was the director emeritus of the department of terrestrial magnetism at the Carnegie Institution of Washington.

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2006Died19 July 20062003Henry Norris Russell LectureshipAward2000J. Lawrence Smith MedalAward1997National Medal of ScienceAward1991Harry H. Hess MedalAward1986Gerard P. Kuiper PrizeAward1984G. K. Gilbert AwardAward1981Leonard MedalAward1962Fellow of the American Geophysical UnionAward1925Born12 August 1925