Frederick Vine

Frederick Vine
Frederick Vine
	Frederick Vine (right) and Drummond Matthews, 1981
Born	17 June 1939; Chiswick, London, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Education	Latymer Upper School
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge
Spouse	Susan 'Sue' Vine (née McCall)
Awards	Arthur L. Day Medal (1968); Bigsby Medal (1971); Chapman Medal (1973); FRS (1974); Appleton Medal and Prize (1977); Balzan Prize (1981); Hughes Medal (1982); Prestwich Medal (2007)
	Scientific career
Fields	Marine Geologist; Geophysicist
Institutions	Princeton University; University of East Anglia
Website	www.uea.ac.uk/environmental-sciences/people/profile/f-vine#overviewTab

Frederick John Vine FRS (born 17 June 1939) is an English marine geologist and geophysicist. He made key contributions to the theory of plate tectonics, helping to show that the seafloor spreads from mid-ocean ridges with a symmetrical pattern of magnetic reversals in the basalt rocks on either side.

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