Keith Runcorn
Keith Runcorn | |
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| Born | Stanley Keith Runcorn 19 November 1922 Southport, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 5 December 1995 (aged 73) San Diego, California, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA) University of Manchester (PhD) |
| Known for | reestablishing viability of the theory of continental drift; discoveries in planetary magnetism |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plate tectonics Paleomagnetism |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge University of Manchester Newcastle University University of Alaska, Fairbanks |
| Thesis | Investigations relating to the main geomagnetic field (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | Patrick Blackett |
(Stanley) Keith Runcorn FRS (19 November 1922 – 5 December 1995) was a British physicist whose paleomagnetic reconstruction of the relative motions of Europe and America revived the theory of continental drift and was a major contribution to plate tectonics.