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Keith Runcorn

British geophysicist (1922-1995) · United Kingdom · Scientists · Died at 73

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(Stanley) Keith Runcorn was a British physicist whose paleomagnetic reconstruction of the relative motions of Europe and America revived the theory of continental drift and was a major contribution to plate tectonics.

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A life in dates

1996Emil Wiechert MedalAward1995Died5 December 19951987Alfred Wegener MedalAward1984Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAward1983John Adam Fleming MedalAward1979Doctor Honoris Causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie UniversityAward1970Vetlesen PrizeAward1969Chree Medal and PrizeAward1922Born19 November 1922

Awards

Emil Wiechert Medal1996
Alfred Wegener Medal1987
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society1984
John Adam Fleming Medal1983
Doctor Honoris Causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University1979
Vetlesen Prize1970
Chree Medal and Prize1969
Fellow of the Royal Society

About this person

(Stanley) Keith Runcorn was a British physicist whose paleomagnetic reconstruction of the relative motions of Europe and America revived the theory of continental drift and was a major contribution to plate tectonics.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 1995 · aged 73

In common with Keith

Lennart BengtssonBoth received Alfred Wegener MedalDon L. AndersonBoth received Emil Wiechert MedalHarmon CraigBoth received Vetlesen PrizeAllan V. CoxBoth received Vetlesen PrizeBarbara RomanowiczBoth received Alfred Wegener MedalJulius BartelsBoth received Emil Wiechert Medal

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