Drummond matthews biography definition

British marine geologist and geophysicist

Drummond Hoyle MatthewsFRS^[1] (5 February 1931 – 20 July 1997), known as "Drum",^[2] was a British marine geologist and geophysicist and a key contributor to the theory of plate tectonics.

His work, along with that of fellow Briton Fred Vine and CanadianLawrence Morley, showed how variations in the magnetic properties of rocks forming the ocean floor could be consistent with, and ultimately help confirm, Harry Hammond Hess's 1962 theory of seafloor spreading.

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In 1989 he was awarded the Geological Society of London's highest honour, the Wollaston Medal.^[3]

Early life

During World War II he went to school at The Downs in Malvern, and then Bryanston School in Dorset. He became head boy at both.^[2]

Career

Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift had never gained much scientific support due to its lack of any satisfactory mechanism to drive the process.

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