Marie Tharp
American oceanographer and cartographer (1920-2006) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 86
Marie Tharp was an American geologist and oceanographic cartographer. In the 1950s, she collaborated with geologist Bruce Heezen to produce the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean floor. Her cartography revealed a more detailed topography and multi-dimensional geographical landscape of the ocean bottom.
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2006Died23 August 20062004Women of Discovery - Sea AwardAward1999Mary Sears Woman Pioneer in Oceanography AwardAward1996Society of Woman Geographers Outstanding Achievement AwardAward1978Hubbard MedalAward1920Born30 July 1920
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Bathymetric globe produced by Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen
Manuscript map created by Tharp and Heezen depicting the early developments of the understanding of the ocean's bottom (1957)
Don Blomquist and Marie Tharp at the drafting table in 1968 below deck on the USNS Kane; maps of the Mid-Atlantic ridge can be seen
Painting of the Mid-Ocean Ridges by Heinrich Berann (1977) based on the scientific profiles of Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen
Marty Weiss, Al Ballard, and Marie Tharp conversing on the maiden voyage of the USNS Kane, c. 1968Awards
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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
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Deceased
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Lived 1920 to 2006 · aged 86
