Henry Stommel
Oceanographer
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Henry Melson Stommel was a major contributor to the field of physical oceanography. Beginning in the 1940s, he advanced theories about global ocean circulation patterns and the behavior of the Gulf Stream that form the basis of physical... Wikipedia
Born: September 27, 1920, Wilmington, DE
Died: January 17, 1992 (age 71 years), Boston, MA
Known for: ocean circulation; Gulf Stream
Education: Yale University (1938–1942)
