Vladimir Keilis-Borok
Vladimir Keilis-Borok · Science & Medicine
Geophysicist noted for work in seismology and earthquake prediction
1921, Moscow, Soviet Union — 2013, Culver City, California, United States
Russia · United States
Vladimir Keilis-Borok is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Geophysicist noted for work in seismology and earthquake prediction
Keilis-Borok was a Soviet and American geophysicist who advanced seismology and the mathematical modeling of the Earth's structure, and became known for pattern-recognition methods aimed at predicting large earthquakes. He worked in Moscow and later at UCLA. He was Jewish.
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Geophysicist noted for work in seismology and earthquake prediction
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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