Henry Salvatori (March 28, 1901 - July 7, 1997) was an American geophysicist, businessman, philanthropist, and political activist. Salvatori was born in Rome, Italy, and immigrated with his family to the United States in 1906. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1923 and a master's degree in physics from Columbia University in 1926. In 1930, he joined Geophysical Service Incorporated, but he left in 1933 to found Western Geophysical. Wikipedia
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