Frank Press
Frank Press · Science & Medicine
Geophysicist and seismologist who served as US presidential science advisor
1924, Brooklyn, New York, USA — 2020, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
United States
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Frank Press was a geophysicist and seismologist who advanced the study of Earth's deep structure and the detection of nuclear tests, served as science advisor to President Carter, and led the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for twelve years. His textbooks trained generations of earth scientists. He was Jewish.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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Geophysicist and seismologist who served as US presidential science advisor
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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