Keith Runcorn
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Keith Runcorn was a British geophysicist whose pioneering work on paleomagnetism provided key evidence for continental drift and plate tectonics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Keith Runcorn canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
geophysicist
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human ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
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Hughes Medal ⓘ Wollaston Medal ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of plate tectonic theory
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revival of Alfred Wegener's continental drift hypothesis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Manchester ⓘ |
| employer |
Newcastle University
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surface form:
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
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| familyName | Runcorn ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
continental drift
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geomagnetism ⓘ geophysics ⓘ paleomagnetism ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| givenName | Keith ⓘ |
| influenced |
acceptance of continental drift in the geoscience community
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modern understanding of Earth’s magnetic field history ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering work on paleomagnetism
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providing key evidence for continental drift ⓘ providing key evidence for plate tectonics ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of physics ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
magnetization of ancient rocks
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reconstruction of past positions of continents ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Newcastle upon Tyne
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
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