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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 12 > Shor was researcher of plate tectonics

Shor was researcher of plate tectonics

By Thomas H. Maugh II / The Bulletin
July 12, 2009

George Shor Jr., the geophysicist whose studies of the ocean floor helped lay the foundation for the theory of tectonic plates and continental drift, died July 3 at his home in San Diego of complications following a series of strokes. He was 86.

He helped develop the nation’s fleet of....

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