Harry Fielding Reid

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Harry Fielding Reid was an American geophysicist best known for formulating the elastic rebound theory that explains the mechanics of earthquakes.


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instanceOf academic
geophysicist
human
seismologist
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
developed elastic rebound theory of earthquakes
educatedAt Johns Hopkins University
employer Johns Hopkins University
familyName Reid
fieldOfWork earthquake mechanics
geophysics
seismology
gender male
givenName Harry
hasAcademicDiscipline earth sciences
hasInfluenceOn fault mechanics research
seismic hazard assessment
influenced modern earthquake engineering
plate tectonics-based models of faulting
knownFor elastic rebound theory
study of earthquakes
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Geophysical Union
American Seismological Society
name Harry Fielding Reid
nationality American
notableConcept elastic rebound
occupation geophysicist
professor
seismologist
studied 1906 San Francisco earthquake
California earthquakes
San Andreas Fault
theoryDescribes mechanics of earthquakes
sudden release of elastic strain along faults

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