Martin Bott Explained

Birth Name:Martin Harold Phillips Bott
Birth Date:1926 7, df=yes
Citizenship:British
Alma Mater:University of Cambridge (MA, PhD)
Thesis Title:Part I. The deep structure of Northumberland and Co. Durham. Part II. A geophysical study of the granites in relation to crystal structure
Thesis Url:http://www.theses.com
Thesis Year:1954
Doctoral Students:Anthony Watts[1]
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Martin Harold Phillips Bott [2] (12 July 1926  - 20 October 2018) was a British geologist and Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Durham, England.[3]

Education

Bott was educated at Clayesmore School in Dorset and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was awarded a Master of Arts degree and PhD.[4]

Career

Bott worked throughout his academic career at the University of Durham. In 1954 he started as Turner & Newall Research Fellow. In 1956 he received an appointment as lecturer in Geophysics, was promoted to Reader in Geophysics in 1963 and in 1966 appointed Professor of Geophysics.[3] This place he held until his retirement in 1988, interrupted only in 1970 by a year abroad at the Lamont–Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University.

Research

Bott dealt first with the interpretation of magnetic and gravimetric anomalies in England, including Devon and Cornwall[5] and in the eastern Alps.[6] In the late 1950s he began studies on the mechanism of geological disturbances,[5] and published work on various problems in relation to the structure of the crust.[7]

In the 1960s Bott published papers on the use of digital computation methods for solving geophysical problems[8] and further work on the structure of the crust, regional geophysical studies in England and Ireland. In the early 1970s he published his textbook The Interior of the Earth, in which he summarised the current knowledge about the structure of the earth.[8] In addition to theoretical work on the interpretation of magnetic and gravimetric anomalies that appeared over the next few years, he published other geophysical papers on regions such as the Faroe Islands,[9] South Greenland[10] and the Lesser Antilles.[11] Even after his retirement, he remained true to his research and published numerous scientific papers and books.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Awards and honours

Bott was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1976, and was the 1992 recipient of the Wollaston Medal from the Geological Society of London.[20] His nomination for the Royal Society reads:

Personal life

Bott was a Vice-President of Christians in Science.[21]

He died on 20 October 2018 at the age of 92.[22]

Notes and References

  1. PhD . Anthony Brian. Watts . Geophysical investigations in the Faeroes to Scotland region, Northeast Atlantic . University of Durham . 1970 . Anthony Watts (geologist).
  2. Watts. Anthony Brian. 2019-07-10. Martin Harold Phillips Bott. 12 July 1926—20 October 2018. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 67. 89–117. 10.1098/rsbm.2019.0009. free.
  3. Web site: Prof Martin H. P. Bott . Durham University . 2011 . 10 February 2008.
  4. PhD . Martin Harold Phillips. Bott . Part I. The deep structure of Northumberland and Co. Durham. Part II. A geophysical study of the granites in relation to crystal structure . University of Cambridge . 1954 . Martin Bott.
  5. 10.1098/rsta.1958.0013. The Geological Interpretation of Gravity and Magnetic Surveys in Devon and Cornwall. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 251. 992. 161. 1958. Bott . M. H. P.. Day . A. A.. Masson-Smith . D.. 1958RSPTA.251..161B . 128578859.
  6. Interpretation of the gravity field of the Eastern Alps. MHP Bott – Geological Magazine, 1954 – Cambridge Univ Press
  7. 10.1144/GSL.JGS.1956.112.01-04.04. A geophysical study of the granite problem. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. 112. 1–4. 45–67. 1956. Bott . M. H. P.. 130570943.
  8. 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1960.tb00065.x. The use of Rapid Digital Computing Methods for Direct Gravity Interpretation of Sedimentary Basins. Geophysical Journal International. 3. 1. 63–67. 1960. Bott . M. H. P.. 1960GeoJ....3...63B. free.
  9. 10.1038/248202a0. Evidence for continental crust beneath the Faeroe Islands. Nature. 248. 5445. 202. 1974. Bott . M. H. P.. Sunderland . J.. Smith . P. J.. Casten . U.. Saxov . S.. 1974Natur.248..202B. 4274999.
  10. 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1977.tb01282.x. Structure of the continental margin of South-eastern Greenland. Geophysical Journal International. 48. 1. 15–27. 1977. Featherstone . P. S.. Bott . M. H. P.. Peacock . J. H.. 1977GeoJ...48...15F. free.
  11. 10.1038/physci244118a0. Lesser Antilles Subduction Zone in the Vicinity of Barbados. Nature Physical Science. 244. 138. 118. 1973. Westbrook . G. K.. Bott . M. H. P.. Peacock . J. H.. 1973NPhS..244..118W.
  12. 1971: The Interior of the Earth. London: Edward Arnold
  13. 1976: Sedimentary Basins of Continental Margins and Cratons; based on the symposium ... Durham, 1976. Amsterdam: Elsevier (as editor) (also issued as: Tectonophysics; vol. 36, nos. 1–3)
  14. 1982: The Interior of the Earth: its structure, constitution and evolution; 2nd ed. London: Edward Arnold
  15. 1983: Structure and Development of the Greenland-Scotland Ridge: new methods and concepts. New York: Plenum (as joint editor)
  16. Bott, M.H.P 2003. The story of the Weardale granite. OUGS Journal 24.
  17. 10.1029/2001JB000908. Easter microplate dynamics. Journal of Geophysical Research. 108. B4. 2213. 2003. Neves . M. C.. 2003JGRB..108.2213N. 10400.1/11125. free.
  18. 10.1144/0016-764903-014. The Cenozoic uplift and earthquake belt of mainland Britain as a response to an underlying hot, low-density upper mantle. Journal of the Geological Society. 161. 19–29. 2004. Bott . M. H. P. . Bott . J. D. J. . 1. 2004JGSoc.161...19B. 129807173.
  19. 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.06.010. Patterns of stress at midocean ridges and their offsets due to seafloor subsidence. Tectonophysics. 386. 3–4. 223. 2004. Neves . M. C. . Bott . M. H. P. . Searle . R. C. . 2004Tectp.386..223N.
  20. Holders of the Wollaston medal (1831–2005). 2007 . 10.1093/ref:odnb/93211 . 978-0-19-861412-8 . 13 February 2009.
  21. http://www.cis.org.uk/about/vice-presidents CIS Vice-Presidents
  22. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-uk/obituary.aspx?n=martin-bott&pid=190725332 Professor Martin Bott

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