Lawrence Whitaker Morley (February 19, 1920 – April 22, 2013) was a Canadian geophysicist and remote sensing pioneer.
He was best known for his studies on the magnetic properties of the oceanic crust and their effect on plate tectonics and for starting the remote sensing program in Canada.
The three contributed significantly to geology by relating the magnetic properties of ocean crust to the processes involved in the theory of plate tectonics.
Following graduate studies at the University of Toronto, Morley became Director of the Geophysics Branch of the Geological Survey of Canada in Ottawa (1950–1969).
[4] Morley served as a radar officer for the Royal Canadian Navy during the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War.