He identified the presence of mid ocean ridges and that ocean trenches are where ocean floor is destroyed and recycled.
Harry hess s theory of seafloor spreading.
The existence of these three types of large striking seafloor features demanded a global rather than local tectonic explanation.
Hess of the united states in a widely circulated manuscript written in 1960 but not formally published for several years.
The first comprehensive attempt at such an explanation was made by harry h.
This evidence was from the investigations of the molten material seafloor drilling radiometric age dating and fossil ages and the magnetic stripes.
Harry hess argues that the continents had once been one and have drifted apart.
Hess proposes sea floor spreading 1960.
Harry hess s hypothesis about seafloor spreading had collected several pieces of evidence to support the theory.
Harry hess 1906 1969 in his navy uniform as captain of the assault transport cape johnson during world war ii.
Hess served in world war ii and while he would go from one battle to another he and his crew conducted sonar test to map the seafloor.
After the war he remained active in the naval reserve reaching the rank of rear admiral.
With the discovery of plate tectonics and the mapping of the earth.