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    Harry Hammond Hess (May 24, 1906 – August 25, 1969) was an American geologist and a United States Navy officer in World War II who is considered one of...
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  • Harry Hess (born 1968) is a Canadian singer and guitarist. Harry Hess may also refer to: Harry Hammond Hess (1906–1969), American geologist and United...
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  • German U-boat captain Harry Hammond Hess (1906–1969), American geologist Harry Hess, American college sports coach Harvey Hess (1939–2012), American lyric...
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  • and children's show host Harry Hammond Hess (1906–1969), geologist and United States Navy officer in World War II Henry Hammond (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
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    Emory. The crater was named by the astronauts after geologist Harry Hammond Hess. Hess-Apollo, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical...
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    (such as mesas) on land. Guyots were first recognized in 1945 by Harry Hammond Hess, who collected data using echo-sounding equipment on a ship he commanded...
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    geophysicist and oceanographer who conducted pioneering research along with Harry Hammond Hess concerning seafloor spreading, published as early as 1960–1961. While...
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    theory quickly fell into place. The question particularly intrigued Harry Hammond Hess, a Princeton University geologist and a Naval Reserve Rear Admiral...
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    For his Ph.D. degree at Princeton (1960), under the guidance of Harry Hammond Hess, Shoemaker studied the impact dynamics of Barringer Meteor Crater...
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    1939, using an analogue model based on a pair of rotating drums. Harry Hammond Hess substantially revised the theory based on his geological analysis...
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    subduction having been initiated in the Neoproterozoic Era 1.0 Ga ago. Harry Hammond Hess, who during World War II served in the United States Navy Reserve...
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  • Ridge". Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Retrieved August 8, 2020. "Harry Hammond Hess". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09. "Marie Tharp Bio". Woods...
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  • contributors including Alfred Wegener, Maurice Ewing, Robert S. Dietz, Harry Hammond Hess, Hugo Benioff, Walter C. Pitman, III, Frederick Vine, Drummond Matthews...
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  • Vittorio Capraro International Prize (L. 20.000.000) Geology: Harry Harry Hammond Hess 1972 (Literature) Prize reserved for Italian citizens (L. 10.000...
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    the emerging theory of plate tectonics with the famous geologist Harry Hammond Hess. Oxburgh has taught geology and geophysics at the Universities of...
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    underwater volcanic mountain (seamount), with a flat top—was coined by Harry Hammond Hess and named after the eponymous building. Webster's New Biographical...
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    PhD degree at Princeton University (1960), under the guidance of Harry Hammond Hess, Shoemaker studied the impact dynamics of Meteor Crater. Shoemaker...
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    Hedberg (1960) Thomas Brennan Nolan (1961) M. King Hubbert (1962) Harry Hammond Hess (1963) Francis Birch (1964) Wilmot Hyde Bradley (1965) Robert Legget...
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    Hedberg (1960) Thomas Brennan Nolan (1961) M. King Hubbert (1962) Harry Hammond Hess (1963) Francis Birch (1964) Wilmot Hyde Bradley (1965) Robert Legget...
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    the USSR. The theory of seafloor spreading was developed in 1960 by Harry Hammond Hess. The Ocean Drilling Program started in 1966. Deep-sea vents were discovered...
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  • powerful earthquake on record (with a magnitude of 9.5) and a tsunami. Harry Hammond Hess proposes the concept of seafloor spreading. January 23 – Jacques Piccard...
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  • Hedberg (1960) Thomas Brennan Nolan (1961) M. King Hubbert (1962) Harry Hammond Hess (1963) Francis Birch (1964) Wilmot Hyde Bradley (1965) Robert Legget...
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  • Crosby Visiting Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973; Harry Hess Senior Visiting Fellow, Princeton University, 1981; and Visiting Fellow...
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  • Johnson Tablemount. The guyot was named by Harry Hammond Hess, after his ship the USS Cape Johnson; Hess had also named the kind of flat-topped seamount...
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    October 2019. Hess, Harry Hammond; Shagam, Reginald (1973-01-01). Studies in Earth and Space Sciences: A Memoir in Honor of Harry Hammond Hess. Geological...
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    (eds.). Studies in earth and space sciences: A memoir in honor of Harry Hammond Hess. Geological Society of America Memoirs. Vol. 132. pp. 7–22. doi:10...
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    Hedberg (1960) Thomas Brennan Nolan (1961) M. King Hubbert (1962) Harry Hammond Hess (1963) Francis Birch (1964) Wilmot Hyde Bradley (1965) Robert Legget...
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  • paleontologist; discoverer of "Sue", the largest Tyrannosaurus rex ever found Harry Hammond Hess (1906–1969), American geologist and oceanographer Henry Hicks (1837–1899)...
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    outstanding service to the marine sciences." The Harry H. Hess Medal (established 1984), named after Harry Hammond Hess, who made major contributions to the study...
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    meter, designed by Dr. Felix Vening Meinesz. Meinesz, joined by Dr. Harry Hammond Hess of Princeton University, and a U.S. Navy technician, participated...
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