Bruce C. Heezen

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Bruce C. Heezen was an American geologist and oceanographer renowned for his pioneering work in seafloor mapping and the discovery of extensive mid-ocean ridge systems.


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instanceOf geologist
human
oceanographer
burialPlace Vinton, Iowa
collaboratedWith Marie Tharp
contributedTo global bathymetric charts
physiographic diagrams of the ocean floor
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1924-04-11
dateOfDeath 1977-06-21
diedWhile on a research cruise
educatedAt Columbia University
University of Iowa
employer Columbia University
familyName Heezen
fieldOfWork marine geology
oceanography
plate tectonics
seafloor mapping
givenName Bruce
hasAcademicAdvisor Maurice Ewing
hasNotableStudent Kenneth Hsu
William Ryan
honoredBy Heezen Fault Zone
Heezen Glacier
Heezen Seamount
influenced acceptance of seafloor spreading
development of plate tectonics theory
knownFor Heezen–Tharp physiographic maps of the ocean floor
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath heart attack
name Bruce C. Heezen
nationality American
notableFor discovery and documentation of mid-ocean ridge systems
early evidence supporting plate tectonics theory
pioneering work in mapping the seafloor
occupation geologist
oceanographer
placeOfBirth Vinton, Iowa
placeOfDeath near Reykjanes Ridge
researchFocus continental margins
global mid-ocean ridge system
morphology of the ocean floor
sexOrGender male
workedAt Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory
workedOn North Atlantic Ocean bathymetry
global mid-ocean ridge mapping


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