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Danish seismologist who discovered the Earth's inner core (1888-1993)

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Inge Lehmann was a Danish seismologist who made a major discovery about Earth's structure by finding that the planet has a solid inner core at its center. Her work, conducted in the early 1930s by studying earthquake waves, fundamentally changed our understanding of what Earth is like on the inside.

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1888-05-13
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1993-02-21
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Inge Lehmann (13 May 1888 – 21 February 1993) was a Danish seismologist and geophysicist who is known for her discovery in 1936 of the solid inner core that exists within the molten outer core of the Earth. She also discovered the seismic discontinuity in the speed of seismic waves at depths between 190 and 250 km, which is named the Lehmann discontinuity after her. Lehmann is considered to be a pioneer among women and scientists in seismology research.

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