“The evidence which has accumulated in recent years is such as to force us to the conclusion that the great features of the earth's surface have been produced by periodic compressive and tensional stresses acting in the crust.”

About John Joly

Scientist • Irish

John Joly was a distinguished Irish physicist and geologist renowned for his significant contributions to science at the turn of the 20th century. He is celebrated for his invention of radiotherapy, a groundbreaking...