Norman F. Ness
American geophysicist (1933–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Norman Frederick Ness (April 15, 1933 – December 4, 2023) was an American geophysicist. He worked at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Norman F. Ness | |
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Born | (1933-04-15)April 15, 1933 |
Died | December 4, 2023(2023-12-04) (aged 90) Venice, Florida, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Awards | Emil Wiechert Medal (1993) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geophysics |
Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
Thesis | Resistivity interpretation in geophysical prospecting (1959) |
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From 1966 to 1986 he was director of the Laboratory of Extraterrestrial Physics at the Goddard Space Flight Center.[1]
In 1987 he became director of the Bartol Research Institute at the University of Delaware.[2] Ness died in Venice, Florida, on December 4, 2023, at the age of 90.[3]