Keith Runcorn

Keith Runcorn

FRS
Keith Runcorn; FRS
Born	Stanley Keith Runcorn; 19 November 1922; Southport, England, United Kingdom
Died	5 December 1995 (aged 73); San Diego, California, United States
Alma mater	University of Cambridge (BA); University of Manchester (PhD)
Known for	reestablishing viability of the theory of continental drift; discoveries in planetary magnetism
Awards	The Chree Medal and Prize (1969); Vetlesen Prize (1970); RAS Gold Medal (1984);
	Scientific career
Fields	Plate tectonics; Paleomagnetism
Institutions	University of Cambridge; University of Manchester; Newcastle University; University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Thesis	Investigations relating to the main geomagnetic field (1949)
Doctoral advisor	Patrick Blackett

(Stanley) Keith Runcorn FRS (19 November 1922 – 5 December 1995) was a British physicist whose paleomagnetic reconstruction of the relative motions of Europe and America revived the theory of continental drift and was a major contribution to plate tectonics.

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