White, R. S. (1999) Drummond Hoyle Matthews. 5 February 1931 -- 20 July 1997: Elected F.R.S. 1974. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 45. pp. 275-294. DOI https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.1999.0019
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Abstract
Drummond (Drum) Matthews was a leader who gave himself selflessly for the good of his students and science. He is best known for his work with Fred Vine (F.R.S. 1974), then his graduate student, on the seafloor spreading hypothesis, which underpinned the plate tectonics revolution, and for the work done under his leadership by the Cambridge marine geophysics group and the British Institutions’ Reflection Profiling Syndicate (BIRPS). But perhaps his most enduring scientific legacy lies in his many former students, now in positions of leadership and responsibility around the world, who continue to make significant contributions to the health of science.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 2000 AREP IA31 |
| Subjects: | 99 - Other |
| Divisions: | 99 - Other |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |
| Volume: | 45 |
| Page Range: | pp. 275-294 |
| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.1999.0019 |
| Depositing User: | Sarah Humbert |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2011 10:29 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jul 2013 10:01 |
| URI: | http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/id/eprint/2025 |
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