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Inge LehmannForMemRS (13 May – 21 February ) was a Danish seismologist and geophysicist. In , she discovered that the Earth has a solid inner core inside a molten outer core.

Before that, seismologists believed Earth's core to be a single molten sphere, being unable, however, to explain careful measurements of seismic waves from earthquakes, which were inconsistent with this idea. Lehmann analysed the seismic wave measurements and concluded that Earth must have a solid inner core and a molten outer core to produce seismic waves that matched the measurements.

Inge niedek biography for kids

Other seismologists tested and then accepted Lehmann's explanation. Lehmann was also one of the longest-lived scientists, having lived for over years.

Early life and education

Inge Lehmann was born and grew up in Østerbro, a part of Copenhagen.

She was very shy as a child, a behavior that continued throughout her life. Her mother, Ida Sophie Tørsleff, was a housewife; her father was experimental