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'''Leon Knopoff''' (July 1, 1925 – January 20, 2011) was a [[geophysicist]] and [[musicologist]].<ref name="festschrift">{{cite journal | last = Gangi | first = Anthony F. | coauthors = Fredricks, Robert W., and Hook, Joseph F. | |
'''Leon Knopoff''' (July 1, 1925 – January 20, 2011) was a [[geophysicist]] and [[musicologist]].<ref name="festschrift">{{cite journal | last = Gangi | first = Anthony F. | coauthors = Fredricks, Robert W., and Hook, Joseph F. |date=November 2000 | title = A volume in honour of Leon Knopoff's 75th birthday | journal = Geophys. J. Int. | volume = 143 | issue = 2 | pages = 1 | url = http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046%2Fj.1365-246X.2000.01278.x | doi = 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.01278.x|bibcode = 2000GeoJI.143D...1G }}</ref> He received his education at [[Caltech]], graduating in 1949 with a PhD in physics, and came to [[UCLA]] the following year. He served on the UCLA faculty for 60 years. His research interests spanned a wide variety of fields and included the physics and statistics of earthquakes, earthquake prediction, the interior structure of the Earth, plate tectonics, pattern recognition, non-linear earthquake dynamics and several other areas of solid Earth geophysics.<ref name="UCLAobit">{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/obituary-leon-knopoff-internationally-191539.aspx|title=Obituary: Leon Knopoff, 85, internationally distinguished UCLA scientist|accessdate=2013-11-18}}</ref> He also made contributions to the fields of musical perception and archaeology. |
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==Honors and Awards== |
==Honors and Awards== |
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* Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], 1965.<ref name="UCLAobit" /> |
* Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], 1965.<ref name="UCLAobit" /> |
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* Fellow of the [[John_Simon_Guggenheim_Memorial_Foundation|Guggenheim Foundation]], 1976.<ref name="UCLAobit" /> |
* Fellow of the [[John_Simon_Guggenheim_Memorial_Foundation|Guggenheim Foundation]], 1976.<ref name="UCLAobit" /> |
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* Recipient of the [[Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society]], 1979.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Seaton, M.J. | title = Gold Medal Awarded to Knopoff, Leon | bibcode = 1981QJRAS..22....1S | journal = Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
* Recipient of the [[Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society]], 1979.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Seaton, M.J. | title = Gold Medal Awarded to Knopoff, Leon | bibcode = 1981QJRAS..22....1S | journal = Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society |date=March 1981 | volume = 22 | pages = 1}}</ref> |
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* Medal of the [[Seismological Society of America]], 1990.<ref name="UCLAobit" /> |
* Medal of the [[Seismological Society of America]], 1990.<ref name="UCLAobit" /> |
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* Member of the [[American Philosophical Society]], 1992.<ref name="UCLAobit" /> |
* Member of the [[American Philosophical Society]], 1992.<ref name="UCLAobit" /> |
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Revision as of 14:01, 24 January 2014
Leon Knopoff (July 1, 1925 – January 20, 2011) was a geophysicist and musicologist.[1] He received his education at Caltech, graduating in 1949 with a PhD in physics, and came to UCLA the following year. He served on the UCLA faculty for 60 years. His research interests spanned a wide variety of fields and included the physics and statistics of earthquakes, earthquake prediction, the interior structure of the Earth, plate tectonics, pattern recognition, non-linear earthquake dynamics and several other areas of solid Earth geophysics.[2] He also made contributions to the fields of musical perception and archaeology.
Honors and Awards
- Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, 1962.
- Elected to the National Academy of Sciences, 1963.[3]
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1964.[2]
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1965.[2]
- Fellow of the Guggenheim Foundation, 1976.[2]
- Recipient of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1979.[4]
- Medal of the Seismological Society of America, 1990.[2]
- Member of the American Philosophical Society, 1992.[2]
References
- ^ Gangi, Anthony F. (November 2000). "A volume in honour of Leon Knopoff's 75th birthday". Geophys. J. Int. 143 (2): 1. Bibcode:2000GeoJI.143D...1G. doi:10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.01278.x.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f "Obituary: Leon Knopoff, 85, internationally distinguished UCLA scientist". Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ "National Academy of Sciences Member Directory". Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ Seaton, M.J. (March 1981). "Gold Medal Awarded to Knopoff, Leon". Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. 22: 1. Bibcode:1981QJRAS..22....1S.
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