Description: (US Navy Officer and Geologist Who Pioneered the 'Unifying Theory of Plate Tectonics')
Harry Hammond Hess, an American geologist and Navy officer, made significant contributions to the field of geology. He is recognized as a key figure in the development of the theory of plate tectonics. Hess published pioneering theories on sea floor spreading, emphasizing the relationship between island arcs, seafloor gravity anomalies, and serpentinized peridotite. He suggested that convection in the Earth's mantle propels these geological processes. Hess's work has had a lasting impact on our understanding of the Earth's dynamics.