Description: (US Geophysicist Who Made Pioneering Use of Seismic Methods to Study Ocean Floors)
Maurice Ewing was a renowned geophysicist and oceanographer who made significant contributions to the fields of seismic reflection and refraction in ocean basins, ocean bottom photography, submarine sound transmission, deep sea core samples, earthquake surface waves, Earth's core fluidity, microseisms, submarine explosion seismology, marine gravity surveys, bathymetry, sedimentation, natural radioactivity of ocean waters and sediments, abyssal plains, and submarine canyons. His groundbreaking research greatly advanced the understanding of Earth's geophysical processes, establishing him as a prominent figure in geophysics and oceanography.