Walter Munk

Walter Heinrich Munk (October 19, 1917 – February 8, 2019)[1] was an American physical oceanographer.[1][2] He was professor of geophysics emeritus and held the Secretary of the Navy/Chief of Naval Operations Oceanography Chair at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He has won awards such as Alexander Agassiz Medal (1977), National Medal of Science (1985), William Bowie Medal (1989), Vetlesen Prize (1993), Kyoto Prize (1999) and Crafoord Prize (2010).

Munk was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary to a Jewish family. He was sent to a boys' preparatory school in upper New York state in 1932.[3]

Munk turned 100 in October 2017.[4] He died on February 8, 2019, at La Jolla, California. He was 101.[1]

Early life and education

In 1917, Munk was born to a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria-Hungary.[5]

Personal life

Munk remained actively engaged in scientific endeavors throughout his life, with publications as late as 2016.[6][7] He turned 100 in October 2017.[8] He died of pneumonia on February 8, 2019, at La Jolla, California, aged 101.[1][9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Obituary Notice: Walter Munk, World-Renowned Oceanographer, Revered Scientist". Scripps Institution of Oceanography. February 8, 2019. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ Yam, P (1995). "Profile: Walter H. Munk – The Man Who Would Hear Ocean Temperatures". Scientific American. 272 (1): 38–40. Bibcode:1995SciAm.272a..38Y. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0195-38.
  3. ↑ "Walter Munk". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Walter Munk, known as the 'Einstein of the ocean,' has turned 100". October 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ Galbraith, Kate (August 24, 2015). "Walter Munk, the 'Einstein of the Oceans'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ Worcester, P.F.; Munk, W. (2016). "Ocean acoustic tomography: Fortieth anniversary, 1976–2016". Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 140 (4): 2976. Bibcode:2016ASAJ..140.2976W. doi:10.1121/1.4969211.
  7. ↑ Farell, W.E.; Berger, J.; Bidlot, J.R.; Dzieciuch, M.; Munk, W.; Stephen, R.A.; Worcester, P.F. (2016). "Wind sea behind a cold front and deep ocean acoustics". Journal of Physical Oceanography. 46 (6): 1705–1716. Bibcode:2016JPO....46.1705F. doi:10.1175/JPO-D-15-0221.1. hdl:1912/8067.
  8. ↑ Spence, Paul; Keating, Shane (19 October 2017). "Walter Munk, known as the 'Einstein of the ocean,' has turned 100". Newsweek. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  9. ↑ Dicke, William (February 9, 2019). "Walter H. Munk, Scientist-Explorer Who Illuminated the Deep, Dies at 101". New York Times. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019. She said the cause of death was pneumonia.

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