Harry Hammond Hess
American geologist (1906-1969) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 63
Harry Hammond Hess was an American geologist and a United States Navy officer in World War II who is considered one of the "founding fathers" of the unifying theory of plate tectonics.
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He published theories on sea floor spreading, specifically on relationships between island arcs, seafloor gravity anomalies, and serpentinized peridotite, suggesting that the convection in the Earth's mantle is the driving force behind this process.
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United States
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Deceased
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Lived 1906 to 1969 · aged 63
