Xavier le pichon archimedes principle
Xavier le pichon archimedes principle of design.
Credit: Grotzinger, J. and Jordan, T. (2014).
Xavier le pichon archimedes principle
Understanding Earth. [Plate boundaries by Peter Bird, UCLA]
These blogposts present interviews with outstanding scientists that bloomed and shape the theory that revolutionised Earth Sciences — Plate Tectonics. Get to know them, learn from their experience, discover the pieces of advice they share and find out where the newest challenges lie!
Meeting Xavier Le Pichon
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Xavier Le Pichon is one of the pioneers of the theory of plate tectonics. He developed the first global-scale predictable quantitative model of plate motion.
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The model, published in 1968, accounted for most of the seismicity at plate boundaries. Among many substantial contributions to the field, he also published, together with Jean Francheteau and Jean Bonnin, the first book on plate tectonics in 1973.