Francis Birch
American geophysicist
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Albert Francis Birch was an American geophysicist. He is considered one of the founders of solid Earth geophysics. He is also known for his part in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Wikipedia
Born: August 22, 1903, Washington, D.C.
Died: January 30, 1992 (age 88 years), Cambridge, MA
Notable student: Ted Ringwood
Education: Harvard University
Academic advisor: Percy Williams Bridgman
Awards: William Bowie Medal, Arthur L. Day Medal, Vetlesen Prize, and more
Known for: Birch's law; Birch-Murnaghan equation of state