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Archive Home > 2009 > February > 03 > J. Lamar Worzel, 89, used acoustics to explore ocean

J. Lamar Worzel, 89, used acoustics to explore ocean

By Thomas H. Maugh II / The Bulletin
February 3, 2009

J. Lamar Worzel, the Columbia University physicist who used the emerging science of acoustics to explore the ocean floor and help U.S. submarines evade and track enemies, died of a heart attack Dec. 26 at his home in Wilmington, N.C. He was 89.

A talented improviser, Worzel used found objects....

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