John Tuzo Wilson
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John Tuzo Wilson
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John Tuzo Wilson was a Canadian geophysicist and geologist who achieved worldwide acclaim for his contributions to the theory of plate tectonics. Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that the rigid outer layers of the Earth, the lithosphere, is broken up into around 13 pieces or "plates" that move independently over the weaker asthenosphere. Wilson maintained that the Hawaiian Islands were formed as a tectonic plate shifted to the northwest over a fixed hotspot, spawning a long series of vol
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Canadian geologist (1908–1993)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tuzo_Wilson
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2004-09-11T22:05:29Z
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2024-09-13T07:48:03Z
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