IN 1869 Lord Rayleigh commenced the long series of papers and memoirs in Mixed Mathematics, which the Council had in view in making the award, with an article (Philosophical Magazine, vol. xxxviii ...

W. Jason Morgan, scientist at forefront of plate tectonics theory, dies at 87. He received the National Medal of Science for his foundational work on plate tectonics and the presence of volcanic ...

W. Jason Morgan, who in 1967 developed the theory of plate tectonics — a framework that revolutionized the study of earthquakes, volcanoes and the slow, steady shift of the continents across the ...