Inge Lehmann Death
Inge passed away on February 21, 1993 at the age of 104 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
When did Inge Lehmann die?
February 21, 1993How old was Inge Lehmann when died?
104Where did Inge Lehmann die? What was the location of death?
Copenhagen, Denmark
Inge Lehmann Birthday and Date of Death
Inge Lehmann was born on May 13, 1888 and died on February 21, 1993. Inge was 104 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: May 13, 1888
Date of Death: February 21, 1993
Age at Death: 104
Inge Lehmann - Biography
Inge Lehmann ForMemRS (13 May 1888 – 21 February 1993) was a Danish seismologist and geophysicist. In 1936, she discovered that the Earth has a solid inner core inside a molten outer core. Before that, seismologists believed Earth's core to be a single molten sphere, being unable, however, to explain careful measurements of seismic waves from earthquakes, which were inconsistent with the Earth having a single molten core. Lehmann analysed the seismic wave measurements and concluded, that Earth must have a solid inner core and a molten outer core to produce seismic waves that matched the measurements. Other seismologists tested and then accepted Lehmann's explanation.
