* Astronomy

Arthur Leroy Bloom (September 2, 1928 - May 31, 2017)

Geomorphologist Arthur Bloom dies at 88

Arthur L. Bloom, professor emeritus in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, who 26 years ago wrote what is considered the last comprehensive textbook on geomorphology, died May 31 at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca. He was 88.
Bloom is internationally known for his pioneering work establishing the history of sea levels during the last 125,000 years. His research in the field of geomorphology - the study of the origin of the Earth's topographic features - took him from Maine to the western Pacific to the coast of South America.
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