Key facts
- Born
- ( 1920-07-30 ) July 30, 1920, Ypsilanti, Michigan , U.S.
- Died
- August 23, 2006 (2006-08-23) (aged 86), Nyack, New York , U.S.
- Education
- Ohio University University of Michigan University of Tulsa
- Known for
- Seafloor topography
- Fields
- Geology , Oceanography
- Institutions
- Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory Columbia University
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marie
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ypsilanti
- Place of death
- Nyack
- Occupation
- surveyor
- Educated at
- Ohio University
- Employer
- Club Nacional de Football
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- master's degree
- Field of work
- geology
- Image
- Marie Tharp working with fathometer record (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- New York City
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- date of birth
- 1920-07-30
- date of death
- 2006-08-23
- name in native language
- Marie Tharp
- member of
- Society of Woman Geographers
- partner in business or sport
- Bruce Charles Heezen
- described at URL
- marietharp.ldeo.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Tharp_Mappers%20of%20the%20Deep_MidAtlantic%20ridge%20discovery.pdf
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Marie Tharp
- cause of death
- infarction
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Encyclopedic overview
Bathymetric globe produced by Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen Manuscript map created by Tharp and Heezen depicting the early developments of the understanding of the ocean's bottom (1957) Marie Tharp (July 30, 1920 – August 23, 2006) was an American geologist and oceanographic cartographer. In the 1950s, she collaborated with geologist Bruce Heezen to produce the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean floor. Her cartography revealed a more detailed topography and multi-dimensional geographical landscape of the ocean bottom.
Tharp's discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge caused a paradigm shift in earth science that led to the acceptance of the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marie Tharp” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.