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  1. Wilson, John Tuzo Wilsonnoun

    Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)

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  1. john tuzo wilson

    John Tuzo Wilson was a Canadian geologist and geophysicist who is best known for his groundbreaking contributions to the theory of plate tectonics. He proposed the concept of the transform fault, a major type of fault and component of plate tectonics, and hotspots in the Earth's mantle, which result in high volcanic activity on the surface. His theories greatly advanced the understanding of Earth's geological structure and the processes that shape it. Wilson was also the president of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics and the American Geophysical Union.

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  1. John Tuzo Wilson

    John Tuzo Wilson, CC, OBE, FRS, FRSC, FRSE was a Canadian geophysicist and geologist who achieved worldwide acclaim for his contributions to the theory of plate tectonics. Plate tectonics is the idea that the rigid outer layers of the Earth, the lithosphere, are broken up into numerous pieces or "plates" that move independently over the weaker asthenosphere. Wilson maintained that the Hawaiian Islands were created as a tectonic plate which shifted to the northwest over a fixed hotspot, spawning a long series of volcanoes. He also conceived of the transform fault, a major plate boundary where two plates move past each other horizontally. His name was given to two young Canadian submarine volcanoes called the Tuzo Wilson Seamounts. The Wilson cycle of seabed expansion and contraction bears his name.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of john tuzo wilson in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

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    The numerical value of john tuzo wilson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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