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Norman F. Ness 
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Norman Frederick Ness (April 15, 1933 – December 4, 2023) was an American geophysicist. He worked at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Norman F. Ness | |
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| Born | April 15, 1933 |
| Died | December 4, 2023 (aged 90) Venice, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Awards | Emil Wiechert Medal (1993) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geophysics |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Thesis | Resistivity interpretation in geophysical prospecting (1959) |
From 1966 to 1986 he was director of the Laboratory of Extraterrestrial Physics at the Goddard Space Flight Center.[1]
In 1987 he became director of the Bartol Research Institute at the University of Delaware.[2] Ness died in Venice, Florida, on December 4, 2023, at the age of 90.[3]