Garniss Curtis

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Garniss Curtis

Earth Sciences

#2602

World Rank

#3507

Historical Rank

#584

USA Rank

Physical Geography

#216

World Rank

#254

Historical Rank

#37

USA Rank

Geophysics

#387

World Rank

#439

Historical Rank

#91

USA Rank

earth-sciences Degrees

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Garniss Curtis's Degrees

• PhD Geophysics University of Chicago
• Masters Geophysics University of Chicago
• Bachelors Geology University of California, Berkeley

Why Is Garniss Curtis Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Garniss H. Curtis, was a professor of geology at the University of California, Berkeley, geochronologist, volcanologist, geophysicist, and founder of the Berkeley Geochronology Center. In 1960, Curtis and fellow UC Berkeley geophysicist Jack Evernden used potassium-argon dating methods developed by UC Berkeley physicist John Reynolds on minerals found in tephra deposits collected by Evernden to date Mary Leakey's 1959 Olduvai Gorge Bed I hominin Zinjanthropus to 1.89 to 1.57 Mya. The great age of the fossil hominid and associated stone tools in the bed pushed back the then accepted age of the Pleistocene another million years, causing a stir in the geology community. The dating of these fossil finds is considered a starting point for the collaboration of paleoanthropology and geochronology.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Garniss Curtis?

Garniss Curtis is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Chicago