Flexi Says: J. Tuzo Wilson was a Canadian geophysicist who made significant contributions to plate tectonic theory. He hypothesized that Hawaii formed as the Pacific plate moved over a hot spot in the mantle, and identified potential other hot spot volcanic island chains. This idea was rejected when Wilson first published it in the 1960s, but was later verified by multiple lines of evidence and incorporated into plate tectonic theory. Wilson also identified and explained the role of transform boundaries in plate tectonics.
