Milo Backus
American geophysicist
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Milo Morlan Backus III (May 3, 1932 – May 25, 2018) was an American geophysicist.
May 3, 1932
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| Born | Milo Morlan Backus III May 3, 1932 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 2018 (aged 86) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Geophysicist |
Life and career
Backus was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Milo Morlan Backus II and Dora Ette Dare. He attended and graduated from Thornton Township High School.[1] After graduating, he attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning his PhD degree in 1956 in geochemistry.[2]
Backus served as the Wallace E. Pratt Professor of Geophysics at the University of Texas at Austin from 1975 to 1998.[2][3][4] During his years as a professor, in 1982, he and geologist Robert L. Folk were named the Dave P. Carlton Centennial Professor by the University of Texas System Board of Regents.[5]
Death
Backus died on May 25, 2018, in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 86.[6][7]
