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W. Jason Morgan

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American geophysicist (1935-2023)

United StatesScientistsLived 1935 to 2023 · aged 87
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William Jason Morgan was an American geophysicist who made seminal contributions to the theory of plate tectonics and geodynamics. He retired as the Knox Taylor Professor emeritus of geology and professor of geosciences at Princeton University.

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2003National Medal of Science
2000Vetlesen Prize
1994Wollaston Medal
1990Japan Prize
1987Maurice Ewing Medal
1983Alfred Wegener Medal
1972Walter H. Bucher Medal

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Bruce Charles HeezenAlso won Walter H. Bucher MedalGeorgy GolitsynAlso won Alfred Wegener MedalFrank PressAlso won Japan PrizeWallace BroeckerAlso won Vetlesen PrizePentti EskolaAlso won Wollaston MedalCynthia DworkAlso won Japan Prize

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William Jason Morgan was an American geophysicist who made seminal contributions to the theory of plate tectonics and geodynamics. He retired as the Knox Taylor Professor emeritus of geology and professor of geosciences at Princeton University. He served as a visiting scholar in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University until his death.

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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1935 to 2023 · aged 87
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