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Pioneering geologist & oceanographer Marie Tharp changed our understanding of the ocean.

When Tharp sought a geology job at Columbia in 1948, women couldn’t go on research ships. So she was hired to assist male grad students.

Back then, many scientists still assumed the bottom of the ocean was featureless. Tharp figured out how to use data to create sketches of the ocean floor. Her hand-drawn maps helped develop plate tectonic theory. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/marie-tharp #science #history

Marie Tharp

Learn about Marie Tharp, a pioneering ocean mapper who discovered the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and proved the validity of the theory of continental drift.
National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
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Esslar2
Esslar2
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"Soundings" by Hali Felt is an excellent book about Marie Tharp.
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George Girton
George Girton
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that’s a great photo.🍸😺When my little brother was learning geology, plate tectonics was considered controversial. I mean, seriously WTF🍸🙀
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Air Adam
Air Adam
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TIL that there were scientists who thought the sea floor was featureless like a bath 🤯

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