Robert S. Dietz

Robert S. Dietz
Robert S. Dietz (1961)
Born
Robert Sinclair Dietz

(1914-09-14)September 14, 1914
DiedMay 19, 1995(1995-05-19) (aged 80)
Tempe, Arizona, United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationWestfield High School
Occupation(s)geophysicist and oceanographer
Known forresearch in seafloor spreading
Notable workfirst to recognize the Sudbury Basin as an ancient impact event
AwardsBarringer Medal (1985)

Robert Sinclair Dietz (September 14, 1914 – May 19, 1995) was a scientist with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Dietz, born in Westfield, New Jersey,[1] was a marine geologist, geophysicist and oceanographer who conducted pioneering research along with Harry Hammond Hess concerning seafloor spreading, published as early as 1960–1961. While at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography he observed the nature of the Emperor chain of seamounts that extended from the northwest end of the Hawaiian IslandMidway chain and speculated over lunch with Robert Fisher in 1953 that something must be carrying these old volcanic mountains northward like a conveyor belt.[2]

  1. ^ "Robert S. Dietz". Britannica. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ Scripps Institution of Oceanography. "Robert Sinclair Dietz Biography" (PDF). Retrieved August 25, 2018.

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