Person Lehmann; Inge (1888 - 1993) Lehmann Inge 1888 - 1993 Female 13 May 1888 21/02/1993 19930221

Geophysics Career: Worked in Copenhagen. Danish seismologist who, in 1936, argued that the Earth must not only have a molten interior, but a solid core at the centre, which deflects P waves. She also wrote a book called P, which dealt with P waves and other aspects of seismography. She was awarded the Tagea Brandt Rejselegat twice, in 1938 and 1967. She is the only woman ever to be awarded the Bowie Medal of the American Geophysical Union, in 1971. Professor Francis Birch noted then that the 'Lehmann discontinuity was discovered through exacting scrutiny of seismic records by a master of a black art for which no amount of computerization is likely to be a complete substitute...' In 1997 the American Geophysical Union established the Inge Lehmann Medal to honor 'outstanding contributions to the understanding of the structure, composition, and dynamics of the Earth's mantle and core.' Foreign Member 24/04/1969 Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1997 vol 43 pp 285-301, plate, by Bruce A Bolt International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 13 May 1888 - 21 Feb 1993 NA5258 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 0b0e310d-f819-404d-bcd1-0cfc7dd96c64