Walter Elsasser
Walter Elsasser · Science & Medicine
Geophysicist who formulated the dynamo theory explaining the origin of Earth's magnetism
1904, Mannheim, Germany — 1991, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Germany · France · United States
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Walter M. Elsasser was a German-born American physicist who formulated the dynamo theory, explaining that Earth's magnetic field is generated by convecting molten iron in the planet's core. He also made early contributions to electron-diffraction physics and to atmospheric and biological science. He is Jewish.
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Geophysicist who formulated the dynamo theory explaining the origin of Earth's magnetism
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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