Leason Adams
Leason Heberling Adams | |
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| Born | January 16, 1887 |
| Died | August 20, 1969 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois (B.S., 1906) Tufts University (Sc.D., 1941) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Carnegie Institution (1910 - 1952) |
Leason Heberling Adams (January 16, 1887 – August 20, 1969) was an American geophysicist and researcher. His principal achievement was his research on the properties of materials exposed to very high pressures, which he used to derive information on the nature of the Earth's interior. He received the William Bowie Medal of the American Geophysical Union in 1950 for his work.