Factoid/2016/05/10
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Walter Munk Has Been Called "The Einstein of the Oceans"
- "He is recognized for groundbreaking discoveries in wave propagation, ocean drilling, tides, currents, worldwide ocean circulation, and even our understanding of why the moon stopped rotating. Together, [Harald Sverdrup and Water Munk] developed the Sverdrup/Munk Theory of Wave Prediction, which soon allowed for the safe landing of troops in North Africa. They had done what no one had done before, used science to predict surf conditions." - excepts from an article in Huffington Post.
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