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J. Clarence Karcher

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Gender Male
Death46 years ago
Born Dale
Indiana
United States
Date of birth April 15,1894
Zodiac sign Aries
DiedDallas
Texas
United States
Date of died July 13,1978
Education The University of Oklahoma
University of Pennsylvania
FoundedGeophysical Service
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Date of Upd.
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J. Clarence Karcher Life story


John Clarence Karcher was an American geophysicist and businessman. He invented and eventually commercialized the reflection seismograph, applying for patents in 1919. By the patenting, and development of reflection seismography, he created the means by which most of the world's oil reserves have been discovered.

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