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August 23, 2006 (86 years old)
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Leo
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Marie Tharp
Marie Tharp is an American oceanographic geologist and cartographer who collaborated with Bruce Heezen to create the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean floor. Tharp's work revealed the detailed topography and multidimensional geographic landscape of the ocean floor. His work also revealed the presence of a continually fractured valley along the axis of the Mid-Atlantic Trench, causing a paradigm shift in earth sciences that led to the acceptance of plate tectonics theories. and continental drift.
BornJuly 30, 1920, Ypsilanti, Michigan
DiedAugust 23, 2006, Nyack, New York
CitizenshipUnited States
NationalityUnited States
FieldsGeology, Oceanography
InstitutionsLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Alma materOhio University, University of Michigan, University of Tulsa
Known forSeafloor topography

About Marie Tharp

Geologist Marie Tharp was born on July 30, 1920 in Michigan, United States (She dies at the age of 86, on August 23, 2006).

She is best known for making a topographic map of the ocean floor, which considerably aided geologists' understanding of continental drift. On the landmark cartography project, she cooperated with fellow geologist Bruce Heezen.

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Marie Tharp before becoming famous

Marie Tharp was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1920 is also the year of Monkey (猴) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She got degrees in mathematics and geology from the University of Tulsa and the University of Michigan, respectively, after studying music and English at School Ohio University.

Achievement of Marie Tharp

Heinrich Berann, an Austrian artist, assisted her and Heezen in creating their underwater map.

Marie Tharp's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

She was raised in Michigan by her mother, a Latin instructor, and her father, a US Department of Agriculture official.

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She mapped underwater topography using seismographic data; this research would not have been feasible without the efforts of Geologist John Milne, the creator of the seismograph and a fellow geologist.

John Milne (1850 - 1913) (Geologist)
John Milne (1850 - 1913)

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Marie Tharp Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Marie Tharp updated on March 09 2023.