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Under the Sea with Marie
May 9, 2017 11:51 am | by
under the sea

It’s Truly Genius Tuesday, and today we’re going under the sea with Marie. Marie Tharp was an American geologist and oceanographic cartographer who helped create the first and most famous scientific map of the entire ocean floor in 1977.

Map-making ran in the family

Marie was born in Michigan. Her mother was a German and Latin teacher, and her father worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture making soil classification maps. She received her bachelor’s degree in English and music and achieved two master’s degrees – one in geology and one in mathematics.

Under the Sea with Marie

Marie Tharp began her career in 1948 at Lamont Geological Laboratory. There, she met her business partner, Bruce Heezan. The two worked together over decades, and eventually created the first scientific map of the ocean floor.

At that time, women were not allowed to work on ocean vessels, so Heezan collected the data, while Tharp – using pens, ink, and rulers – systematically mapped the ocean floor back at home. She used thousands of sonar readings and literally drew the underwater details of the ocean floor, longitude degree by latitude degree. Up until that time, it was assumed that the ocean floor was muddy and flat. Tharp and Heezan discovered the world under the water with various kinds of geological features like canyons, ridges, and mountains.

Tharp used a technique called physiographic mapping, using light and texture for her diagrams instead of color.  As she studied various aspects of Earth’s elements, she soon revolutionized the scientific understanding of the continental drift by revealing the presence of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Marie Tharp received numerous awards throughout her career. A few of the many included:

  • Hubbard Award by the National Geographic Society
  • Outstanding Achievement Award from the Society of Women Geographers
  • Mary Sears Woman Pioneer in Oceanography Award by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
  • 20th Century’s Outstanding Cartographers by the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division’s Phillips Society.

Marie’s work and achievements provide us with an exciting life to celebrate in the Genius Series. We love that she discovered the world below the surface of the sea.

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References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Tharp

Marie Tharp and Mapping the Ocean Floor


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_C._Heezen

About the Author

Libby is the marketing director for Cotton Babies. She's an obsessed auntie to three super fun kids. She loves coffee, chocolate, and singing Broadway show tunes.

Comments

42 Comments

  • Anel said...
    May 15, 2017 at 8:39 pm

    We love flying our kite at the beach!

  • Janice Featherston said...
    May 15, 2017 at 5:11 pm

    we love to hunt for crabs on the beach!

  • Corrie Kolbe said...
    May 15, 2017 at 6:55 am

    Chase waves!

  • hannah said...
    May 13, 2017 at 10:28 pm

    Our favorite thing to do is go wadding, and then relax in the warmth o the sun with a cookie

  • Melissa A. said...
    May 13, 2017 at 1:25 pm

    We don’t go to the beach often because we don’t live near it, but on vacation we like to build sandcastles!

  • Alexis Cuffy said...
    May 13, 2017 at 1:25 am

    We love to build sandcastles when we go to the beach!

  • Melissa Hilton said...
    May 12, 2017 at 5:55 pm

    My family loves to search for “sea monsters”(crabs)

  • Candice said...
    May 12, 2017 at 3:44 pm

    We love searching for shells and shark teeth at the beach!

  • Tracy said...
    May 12, 2017 at 1:38 pm

    I haven’t taken my baby to the beach yet because she was a fall baby and it is only spring. I’m sure she will love splashing though!

  • Sarah Hayes said...
    May 12, 2017 at 1:22 pm

    we love to watch the sunrise over the ocean

  • Danielle B. said...
    May 12, 2017 at 10:50 am

    We don’t have real beaches around here. If the kids went to a beach they’d probably want to try everything… the ocean, sand castles, searching for shells, checking out tide pools.

  • Maya LeaJames said...
    May 11, 2017 at 11:56 pm

    Our favorite thing to do at the beach is swim and explore the tide pools.

  • Melissa Stutzman said...
    May 11, 2017 at 6:15 pm

    Love building sand castles!

  • Jennifer Mills said...
    May 11, 2017 at 1:13 pm

    I haven’t taken the littles to the beach yet, but I’m hoping to this summer! I think they’ll like splashing in the water the best 🙂

  • Suzanne said...
    May 11, 2017 at 5:28 am

    Jump in puddles

  • Daria E said...
    May 11, 2017 at 3:37 am

    Kids too young for swimming so we just enjoy the sand.

  • Annie Cernohous said...
    May 10, 2017 at 9:03 pm

    Our favorite thing to do is build sand castles!

  • Erin B. said...
    May 10, 2017 at 5:32 pm

    We love building sand castles!

  • lydia h. said...
    May 10, 2017 at 7:45 am

    building sand castles and pretending to be mermaids!

  • K Wade said...
    May 10, 2017 at 7:44 am

    Build sand castles!

  • erica said...
    May 9, 2017 at 11:13 pm

    paddleboard!!!!

  • Amanda Alvarado said...
    May 9, 2017 at 10:57 pm

    We like to play in the ocean and build in the sand!

  • monica Patterson said...
    May 9, 2017 at 9:42 pm

    We’ve only been able to go to the beach once a few years back, and we loved everything about it!

  • Bethany McEl said...
    May 9, 2017 at 9:05 pm

    My family loves looking for shells

  • Malinda said...
    May 9, 2017 at 8:22 pm

    We love to play in the sand and enjoy the views.

  • Malinda said...
    May 9, 2017 at 8:21 pm

    One of my all time favorite prints!

  • Mary Schuh said...
    May 9, 2017 at 7:59 pm

    Our family’s favorite thing to do at the beach is swim.

  • Marie Lowther said...
    May 9, 2017 at 7:57 pm

    My favorite thing to do at the beach is see my son play in the sand.

  • Stella K. said...
    May 9, 2017 at 7:47 pm

    We love to build sand castles at the beach!

  • Kristen said...
    May 9, 2017 at 7:43 pm

    We love building sandcastles at the beach!

  • Hannah said...
    May 9, 2017 at 7:39 pm

    Our favorite thing to do the beach is play in the sand and look for shells.

  • Kimberly Wriston said...
    May 9, 2017 at 7:24 pm

    We love walking in the water, especially in the sound! My daughter loves being able to play in the shallow water that is calmer.

  • Mande said...
    May 9, 2017 at 6:44 pm

    We love to walk along the beach and pick up seashells!

  • Barbara Parker said...
    May 9, 2017 at 4:45 pm

    Our favorite thing to do at the beach is riding boogie boards and shell hunting.

  • Ashley McLaughlin said...
    May 9, 2017 at 4:42 pm

    My favorite thing to do at the beach is read a book and drink lemonade!

  • Mollee said...
    May 9, 2017 at 4:09 pm

    We love attempting to boogie boarding on my dad’s homemade boogie board!

  • Leigh Kitchens said...
    May 9, 2017 at 3:53 pm

    We always loved to build elaborate sand castles on the FL beach when visiting the grandparents!

  • Cheri P. said...
    May 9, 2017 at 2:58 pm

    swim and tan!

  • Alexis Peterson said...
    May 9, 2017 at 2:56 pm

    The colors are great!

  • Joanna said...
    May 9, 2017 at 2:48 pm

    My kids all love to dig dig dig in the sand for hours!

  • Jessica Courchene said...
    May 9, 2017 at 2:35 pm

    My families favorite thing to do at the beach is build stuff in the sand! We’re pretty traditional!

  • Lexy Overstreet Broome said...
    May 9, 2017 at 2:25 pm

    Our favorite thing to do at the beach is dig in the sand and play!