Jack Oliver
Academic
1923 – 2011
68 Views
Who was Jack Oliver?
John "Jack" Ertle Oliver was an American scientist. Oliver, who earned his PhD. at Columbia University in 1953, studied earthquakes and ultimately provided seismic evidence supporting plate tectonics. In the 1960s, Oliver and his former graduate student, Bryan Isacks, set up seismographic stations in the South Pacific to record earthquake activity, and the data collected led to the insight that part of the ocean floor was being pushed downward.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Sep 26, 1923
Massillon - Education
- Columbia University
- Died
- Jan 5, 2011
Ithaca
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Jack Oliver." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/biography/jack-oliver/m/0g5qxhc>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Jack Oliver biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In