| Bruce Charles Heezen | |
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 Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen
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| Born | April 11, 1924 Vinton, Iowa |
| Died | June 21, 1977 (aged 53) |
| Residence | United States |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Geology, Oceanography |
| Institutions | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa Columbia University |
| Known for | Seafloor topography |
Bruce Charles Heezen (April 11, 1924 – June 21, 1977) was an American geologist. He is most famous as being the leader of a team from Columbia University which mapped the Mid-Atlantic Ridge during the 1950s.
He was born in Vinton, Iowa, and in 1947 received his B.A. from the University of Iowa (although the Smithsonian and others often mistakenly refer to Iowa State University); in 1952 he received his M.A. from Columbia University, and in 1957 his Ph.D. Heezen died in 1977 during a research cruise to study the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near Iceland aboard the NR-1 submarine.[1]
Heezen interpreted his early work on the mid-Atlantic ridge as supporting S. Warren Carey's Expanding Earth Theory which had been developed in the 1950s.[2]
The Oceanographic Survey Ship USNS Bruce C. Heezen was christened in honor of him in 1999.[3]
References
- ^ "Marie Tharp Bio". Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 2006-12-12. http://www.whoi.edu/sbl/liteSite.do?litesiteid=9092&articleId=13407. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ Oreskes, Naomi, 2003, Plate Tectonics, Westview Press, p. 23 ISBN 0-8133-4132-4
- ^ "Navy's Newest Ocean Survey Ship Will Offer Public Tours August 3 for Lamont Community August 4 & 5 at Intrepid Pier". The Earth Institute. 2000-07-14. http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/news/story7_1.html. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
External links
- Bruce Heezen explaining formation of oil traps on the ocean floor
- Bruce Heezen explaining turbidity currents
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