Robert Mallet

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Geophysicist, civil engineer and inventor from Ireland (1810-1881)

ScientistsLived 1810 to 1881 · aged 71

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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.

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Mallet's Mortar with 36-inch shells which would have contained 480 lb (217 kg) of gunpowder.

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1877Wollaston Medal

1862Cunningham Medal

Fellow of the Royal Society

Connected to Robert 6

Ralph Alger BagnoldAlso won Wollaston Medal

Edward HincksAlso won Cunningham Medal

Albert HeimAlso won Wollaston Medal

George James AllmanAlso won Cunningham Medal

William WildeAlso won Cunningham Medal

Ami BouéAlso won Wollaston Medal

About this person

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." 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.

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