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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:William_Bowie_Medal
gptkb:Vetlesen_Prize
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1906-05-12
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Lockney,_Texas,_United_States
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1974-05-04
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Galveston,_Texas,_United_States
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gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor
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gptkb:Joseph_Silbert_Ames
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Rice_University
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Galveston
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gptkbp:eponymOf
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gptkb:Ewing_Bank
gptkb:Ewing_Glacier
gptkb:Ewing_Guyot
gptkb:Ewing_Ridge
gptkb:Ewing_Seamount
gptkb:Ewing_Trough
gptkb:Ewing_fracture_zone
R/V Maurice Ewing (research vessel)
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gptkbp:fieldOfWork
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geophysics
oceanography
seismology
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Lamont-Doherty_Earth_Observatory
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Maurice Ewing
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gptkbp:knownFor
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discovery of the SOFAR channel
pioneering work in marine geophysics
studies of seismic waves in the ocean floor
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notableStudent
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gptkb:Charles_Drake
gptkb:Bruce_C._Heezen
gptkb:Frank_Press
gptkb:J._Lamar_Worzel
gptkb:Jack_Nafe
gptkb:James_D._Hays
gptkb:John_Ewing
gptkb:John_Imbrie
gptkb:Kenneth_O._Emery
gptkb:Manik_Talwani
gptkb:Maurice_T._Ewing_Jr.
gptkb:William_B._Bryan
gptkb:Walter_Munk
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:geologist
biologist
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Alberta_Ewing
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Maurice_Ewing_Medal
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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