Robert Mallet
Geophysicist, civil engineer and inventor from Ireland (1810-1881) · Ireland · On the map · Scientists · Died at 71
Robert Mallet was an Irish geophysicist, civil engineer, and inventor who distinguished himself by pioneering research concerning earthquakes, and is sometimes regarded as the "father of seismology."
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For his major foundational work in seismology, he received the Telford Medal in 1859, the Cunningham Medal in 1862, and the Wollaston Medal in 1877. He became a member of the Royal Geological Society of Ireland in 1838, and a fellow of the Royal Society in 1854.
