Leon Knopoff
Leon Knopoff · Science & Medicine
Geophysicist known for theoretical seismology and the physics of earthquakes
1925, Los Angeles, California, United States — 2011, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
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Leon Knopoff was an American geophysicist at UCLA, widely regarded as a father of theoretical seismology. Over a six-decade career he made fundamental contributions to the physics and statistics of earthquakes, earthquake prediction, the interior structure of the Earth and plate tectonics, and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He is included in listings of prominent Jewish scientists, though his biographies do not detail his religious observance.
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Geophysicist known for theoretical seismology and the physics of earthquakes
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