Background
He was born in Chicago on 1 March 1902.
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He was born in Chicago on 1 March 1902.
Flint graduated from the University of Chicago and earned his Doctor of Philosophy in geology at the University of California graduating in 1925.
Flint was recognized for his leadership role in Quaternary period geology with extensive work on effects of glaciations in northeastern America. He also performed research in Washington State to understand the last ice age’s impact on the Northwest, gaining some notoriety for his opposition to the Missoula Floods hypothesis, which was posed by J Harlen Bretz. He presented a detailed and thoughtful argument against the possibility of catastrophic floods.
A position which has subsequently fallen into disfavor based on a wide collection of evidence.
He died on 6 June 1976 in New Haven, Connecticut.
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He then joined Yale as a member of the faculty, becoming a full professor in 1945.