Walter C. Pitman III, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Walter C. Pitman III

geophysicist

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1931

Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Profession: university teacher, oceanographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Walter Clarkson Pitman III (born 21 October 1931 - died 1 October 2019) is an American geophysicist and a professor emeritus at Columbia University.
His measurements of magnetic anomalies on the ocean floor supported the Morley–Vine–Matthews hypothesis explaining seafloor spreading.
With William Ryan, he developed the Black Sea deluge theory.
Among his major awards are the Alexander Agassiz Medal and the Vetlesen Prize.