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Harry Hess

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American 20TH Century Historical Plate Tectonics

9.5 Brilliant

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John Ostrom

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American 20TH Century Historical Theropods

9.3 Excellent

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Charles Richter

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American 20TH Century Historical Seismology

9.3 Excellent

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American 20TH Century Historical Geomorphology

9.3 Excellent

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Don Anderson

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American 20TH Century Historical Geophysics

9.2 Excellent

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American 20TH Century Historical Geophysics

9.1 Excellent

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John Imbrie

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American 20TH Century Historical Paleoclimatology

9.1 Excellent

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Robert Dietz

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American 20TH Century Historical Seafloor Spreading

9.0 Excellent

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Francis Birch

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American 20TH Century Historical High Pressure

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American 20TH Century Historical Paleontology

8.9 Great

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Bruce Heezen

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8.8 Great

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James Hall

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American 19TH Century Historical Paleontology

8.7 Great

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George Tilton

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American 20TH Century Historical Geochemistry

8.7 Great

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David Johnston

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American 20TH Century Historical Volcanology

8.6 Great

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American Hawaii 20TH Century Historical

8.5 Great

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American 20TH Century Historical Usgs

8.5 Great

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Robert Coleman

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American 20TH Century Historical Structural Geology

8.5 Great

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Winifred Goldring

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American 20TH Century Historical Paleontology

7.6 Good

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Julia Anna Gardner

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American 20TH Century Historical Usgs

7.5 Good

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Donald Peterson

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American 20TH Century Historical Usgs

4.9 Poor