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Mark Berdichevsky

Who

Mark Berdichevsky · Science & Medicine

What

Geophysicist, a major figure in the development of magnetotellurics for probing the Earth's interior

When

1923, Kiev, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine)

Where

Soviet Union / Russia (Moscow)

Biography

Mark Berdichevsky is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Geophysicist, a major figure in the development of magnetotellurics for probing the Earth's interior

How & why

Mark Naumovich Berdichevsky was a Soviet-Russian geophysicist at Moscow State University who was a major figure in developing magnetotellurics, the use of natural electromagnetic fields to probe the electrical structure of the Earth's crust and mantle. His hundreds of publications helped establish the method in mineral and resource exploration worldwide. He is documented as Jewish in listings of Jewish scientists in the earth and planetary sciences.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science

Contributions & Sources

Geophysicist, a major figure in the development of magnetotellurics for probing the Earth's interior

1923

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science