Bailey Willis | |
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 Willis in 1897 | |
| Born | March 31, 1857 |
| Died | February 19, 1949 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Awards | Penrose Medal (1944) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology Seismology |
| Institutions | United States Geological Survey Stanford University |
Bailey Willis (March 31, 1857 in Idle Wild-on-Hudson, New York, United States – February 19, 1949 in Palo Alto, California) was a geological engineer who worked for the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and lectured at two prominent American universities. He also played a key role in getting Mount Rainier designated as a national park in 1899. After later focusing more on seismology, he became one of the world's leading earthquake experts of his time.[1] He was also a prominent opposer of the continental drift theory.[2]
- ^ Some Biogeographers, Evolutionists and Ecologists: Chrono-Biographical Sketches. Accessed March 13, 2008.
- ^ Newman, Robert P. (1995). "American Intransigence: The Rejection of Continental Drift in the Great Debates of the 1920's". Earth Sciences History. 14 (1): 62–83. ISSN 0736-623X.