Harry Fielding Reid

Harry Fielding Reid
Harry Fielding Reid
	Dr. H.F. Reid in Southeastern Alaska. (USGS photo by Charles Will Wright, 1933)
Born	May 18, 1859; Baltimore, Maryland
Died	June 18, 1944 (aged 85); Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality	American
	Scientific career
Fields	Geophysics
Doctoral advisor	Henry Augustus Rowland
Other academic advisors	James Joseph Sylvester

Harry Fielding Reid (May 18, 1859 – June 18, 1944) was an American geophysicist. He was notable for his contributions to seismology, particularly his theory of elastic rebound that related faults to earthquakes.

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