William M. Kaula

Who is this?

William M. Kaula (May 19, 1926 – April 1, 2000) was an Australian-born American geophysicist and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Kaula was most notable for his contributions to geodesy, including using early satellites to produce maps of Earth's gravity. The National Academies Press called Kaula "the father of space-based geodesy". The Los Angeles Times called him "one of the leading planetary physicists of the last four decades".

Career

1. 1926
   Born
2. 1964
   Won Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
3. 1987
   Won Charles A. Whitten Medal
4. 1988
   Won Brouwer Award
5. 2000
   Passed away
6. Member of National Academy of Sciences
7. Won Guggenheim Fellowship

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Sydney
• •Citizenship: Australia
• •Known as: geophysicist, author, surveyor, university teacher