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American geophysicist (1933–2023)
Norman F. Ness
Born(1933-04-15)April 15, 1933
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 2023(2023-12-04) (aged 90)
Venice, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AwardsEmil Wiechert Medal (1993)
Scientific career
FieldsGeophysics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles
ThesisResistivity interpretation in geophysical prospecting (1959)

Norman Frederick Ness (April 15, 1933 – December 4, 2023) was an American geophysicist. He worked at the University of California, Los Angeles.

From 1966 to 1986 he was director of the Laboratory of Extraterrestrial Physics at the Goddard Space Flight Center.

In 1987 he became director of the Bartol Research Institute at the University of Delaware. Ness died in Venice, Florida, on December 4, 2023, at the age of 90.

References

  1. "Norman Ness - University of Delaware Dept. Of Physics & Astronomy". Archived from the original on 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  2. "The Bartol Research Institute - A Brief History". Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. "Norman Ness Obituary (1933 - 2023)". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.


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