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Robert P. Sharp
American geologist and planetary scientist (1911-2004) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 92
Robert Phillip Sharp was an American geomorphologist and expert on the geological surfaces of the Earth and the planet Mars. Sharp served as the chairman of the Division of Geological Sciences at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from 1952 to 1968.
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2004Died25 May 20041996G. K. Gilbert AwardAward1991Charles P. Daly MedalAward1989National Medal of ScienceAward1977Penrose MedalAward1964Kirk Bryan AwardAward1962Fellow of the American Geophysical UnionAward1911Born24 June 1911
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He built the modern department and especially recruited new faculty in geochemistry, tectonic geomorphology, planetary science, and field geology.
Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 2004 · aged 92
