Clyde Wahrhaftig

Clyde is a geophysicist as well as a professor at UC Berkley. He studies plat tectonics, and has made very important contributions to the field of earthquake studies. He was very into working to get more minority and female students into the earth sciences during his time at UC Berkley. He was very known for his lifestyle avoiding fossil fuel usage; he was vehemently against airplanes and cars, so when the time came to do his work (often in Alaska), he would take boats and other sea travel to get there. He rode horses and used them for transportation of field equipment for as long as he was allowed, as well. His aversion to public transportation led him to make geology accessible for everyone by writing many books and field guides, so they didn’t have to travel to take part. As well as plate tectonics, he focused on the environment and forest management. He spent most of his life closeted, but came out at his award acceptance for the Geological Society of America. His partner was also a geophysicist, named Allan Cox.