What is James Freeman Gilbert?
[[File:Grandad.png|250px|thumbnail|James Freeman Gilbert]] '''J. Freeman Gilbert''' (August 9, 1931 – August 15, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[geophysics|geophysicist]]. He was best known for his work with [[George E. Backus]] on inverting geophysical data and also for his role in establishing an international network of long-period [[seismometer]]s. == Early life == Gilbert was born in [[Vincennes, Indiana]]. He studied at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. == Awards == Gilbert received many honors, including the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1981; the William Bowie Medal in 1999; and the Medal of the Seismological Society of America in 2004. == Later years and death == In his later years, Gilbert travelled throughout the world with his wife, Sally Gilbert. He died after being injured in a car accident in Southern [[Oregon]] on August 15, 2014. He was 83 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/obituary-notice-j-freeman-gilbert-leading-scripps-oceanography-geophysicist |title=Obituary Notice: J. Freeman Gilbert, Leading Scripps Oceanography Geophysicist &#124; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego |publisher=Scripps.ucsd.edu |date=2014-08-15 |accessdate=2014-08-22}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/biogr/Gilbert_Biogr.pdf J. Freeman Gilbert Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041441/http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/biogr/Gilbert_Biogr.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, James Freeman}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:American physicists]] [[Category:Road accident deaths in the United States]] [[Category:Scientists from Indiana]] {{us-bio-stub}}