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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. [ 1 ] Her cartography revealed a more detailed topography and multi-dimensional geographical landscape of the ocean ...
USNS Marie Tharp (T-AGS-66)[2] is a Pathfinder -class oceanographic survey ship operated by the Military Sealift Command of the United States Navy. The seventh ship in her class, Marie Tharp is named for oceanographer Marie Tharp; the ship was renamed in 2023 from Maury. The-then Maury ' s keel was laid on 1 February 2011 in a ceremony at the ...
Marie-Marguerite d'Youville (b. 1701) ... Free textbooks and manuals. Wikidata ... This Wikipedia is written in English.
Heezen was born in Vinton, Iowa. An only child, he moved at age six with his parents to Muscatine, Iowa, where he graduated from high school in 1942. He received his B.A. from the University of Iowa in 1947. He received his M.A. in 1952 and a Ph.D in 1957 from Columbia University. Heezen collaborated extensively with cartographer Marie Tharp.
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The episode was directed by Brannon Braga, written by Ann Druyan and Steven Soter, and featured the voice of Amanda Seyfried as geologist Marie Tharp. The episode explores the history of the Earth starting with the period of the Late Heavy Bombardment , approximately "3.8 to 4.1 billion years ago during which the Moon, Mercury, Venus, and the ...
Twyla Tharp. Twyla Tharp (/ ˈtwaɪlə ˈθɑːrp /; born July 1, 1941) is an American dancer, choreographer, and author who lives and works in New York City. In 1965 she formed the company Twyla Tharp Dance, which merged with American Ballet Theatre in 1988. She regrouped the company in 1991. [2] Her work often uses classical music, jazz, and ...
Marie Tharp (1920–2006), oceanographic cartographer, co-created the first scientific map of the ocean floor with Bruce Heezen; Norman J. W. Thrower (1919–2002), professor at UCLA and author who was known for work in geography, surveying practices, and history; Waldo R. Tobler (1930–2018), developed the first law of geography