Allan V. Cox
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Allan V. Cox was an American geophysicist renowned for his pioneering work on paleomagnetism and plate tectonics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Allan V. Cox canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
geophysicist
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human ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in geophysics ⓘ |
| affiliation | Department of Geophysics, Stanford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
G. K. Gilbert Award
NERFINISHED
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Vetlesen Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | airplane crash ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith |
Brent Dalrymple
NERFINISHED
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Richard R. Doell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-12-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-01-27 ⓘ |
| discipline | Earth sciences ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Pomona College
NERFINISHED
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer | Stanford University ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geophysics
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paleomagnetism ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| givenName | Allan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | development of plate tectonics theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing geomagnetic polarity time scale
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research on seafloor spreading ⓘ studies of geomagnetic reversals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National Academy of Sciences
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surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| name | Allan V. Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to plate tectonics theory
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pioneering work on paleomagnetism ⓘ |
| notableWork | papers on geomagnetic polarity time scale ⓘ |
| occupation | geophysicist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Santa Ana, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Stanford, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
correlation of magnetic reversals with geologic time
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paleomagnetic dating of rocks ⓘ |
| studied |
Earth’s magnetic field
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magnetization of rocks ⓘ |
| workLocation | Stanford, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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