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Bryan Isacks, geophysicist who helped shape theory of plate tectonics, dies at 90
September 17, 2026
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news:

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Bryan Isacks, geophysicist who helped shape theory of plate tectonics, dies at 90

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Bryan L. Isacks, the William and Katherine Snee Professor of Geological Sciences Emeritus in the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering who transformed the understanding of Earth's surface by providing fundamental evidence for the theory of plate tectonics, died Sept. 9 in It . . .

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