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Marie Tharp was later recognized and credited for her work on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, but it was Heezen who, in 1956, put out and received credit for the discovery.

“I worked in the background for most of my career as a scientist, but I have absolutely no resentments. I thought I was lucky to have a job that was so interesting. Establishing the rift valley and the mid-ocean ridge that went all the way around the world for 40,000 miles—that was something important.”

https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2021/08/marie-tharp-mapping-the-ocean-floor/
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