Norman Haskell
Geophysicist, Deceased Person
1905 – 1970
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Who was Norman Haskell?
Norman Abraham Haskell, was an American geophysicist
Starting his graduate work on measuring the viscosity of the mantle, Haskell made major contributions to geophysics over a career that lasted nearly 40 years.
Other of his contributions included the formulation of a matrix method for propagating waves in a layered medium and development of the simple mathematical description of earthquake sources that allows their durations to be studied using seismic waves. He also used seismology to monitor nuclear testing.
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- Born
- 1905
- Also known as
- Norman Abraham Haskell
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- 1970
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on July 23, 2013
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