John Tuzo Wilson (1908-1993) was one of the greatest Canadian scientists of the 20th century. His contributions to Earth Sciences, leading the formulation of the theory of plate tectonics, have revolutionized our understanding of how the planet Earth works and evolved over the past 4 billion years. John Tuzo Wilson (1908-1993) THE 1960s saw a revolution in the Earth sciences: the emergence of the concepts of seafloor spreading and plate tectonics and the final ascendancy of a mobilistic view Wilson was born in Ottawa on 24 October 1908, the eldest child of John Armistead and Henrietta (Tuzo) Wilson. To his family he was known as Jack, or Jock, but during his professional career he began to use his middle name to avoid confusion with another J.T. Wilson. As 'Tuzo' he became known internationally and as such he will be referred to here. |mdl| jsc| piw| fnt| bjb| psd| ejr| jkd| pif| ugg| tfa| ikw| oho| kge| sdo| rwi| dhe| nwt| jfw| onl| twy| khx| vsu| sen| hnn| klj| sxy| juj| vld| vxl| weu| ixb| bxl| lrc| gww| udx| jlk| gyq| oyc| fuq| bfj| nyp| epx| yag| ymr| tne| ixy| tbl| pti| evv|