List of Geophysicists - D

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• Sir George Howard Darwin (British, 1845–1912) – analyzed tides and tidal friction; first to develop mathematical theory for evolution of the Sun–Earth–Moon system
• Everette Lee DeGolyer (American, 1886–1956) – exploration geophysics in the petroleum industry
• Robert S. Dietz (American, 1914–1995) – Proposed (and named) – theory of seafloor spreading; discovered several impact craters including Sudbury Basin
• Richard Doell (American,1923–2008) – created a timeline for geomagnetic reversals and was a pioneer in plate tectonics; Vetlesen Prize
• Adam Dziewonski (Polish/American, 1936–) – large-scale structure of Earth's interior and nature of earthquakes; Crafoord Prize