Who is Marie Tharp, The American Geologist Google Doodle is Celebrating Today

Google is celebrating the life and achievements of American geologist Marie Tharp in mapping ocean floors. 

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Today, Google honours the life of Marie Tharp with their Doodle. Marie Tharp was a well-known American geologist and oceanographic cartographer. She created some of the most revolutionary maps, which altered how people see the world. She contributed to the debunking of continental drift theories. She contributed to the first ocean floor map of the world.

On 21 November 1998, the Library of Congress recognised her as one of the 20th century's top cartographers. Marie Tharp is one of the greatest cartographers and geologists in the history of both disciplines. Marie Tharp used her research on both topics to support the theory of continental drift and other oceanic phenomena.

Who was Marie Tharp?

Marie Tharp was born on July 30, 1920, and was one of the brightest minds in the state of Michigan, with an early interest and passion in map reading and cartography. Caitlyn Larsen, Rebecca Nesel, and Dr. Tiara Moore, three prominent women who are currently carrying on Tharp's legacy by making achievements in the typically male-dominated fields of ocean science and geology, tell her story in today's Doodle.

Education & Work

She pursued a master's degree in petroleum geology at the University of Michigan. In 1948, she moved to New York City and hired the first female employee at the Lamont Geological Observatory, where she met geologist Bruce Heezen.

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In the Atlantic Ocean, Heezen collected information on ocean depths; with this data, Tharp used to create maps of the mysterious ocean floor. In 1957, Tharp finally released the first-ever map of the ocean floor. After 20 years, Tharp and Heezen's ocean floor map was finally published by National Geographic. "The World Ocean Floor" was the name given to the mysterious ocean map. (These Expert-Suggested Ocean Yoga Postures Are Highly Beneficial For Kids)

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In 1995, Tharp gave the Library of Congress her complete collection of maps. (How To Use Google Maps To Get To An Address? Follow This Complete Guide) The Lamont Geological Observatory, where Tharp began her professional life, gave her the annual Lamont-Doherty Heritage Award in 2001.

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