What is the inner core of the earth important for?

In addition to Mathijs Booden 's bright answer, I'll submit that the Earth's inner core is important for teaching women to value themselves as scientists. The inner core was discovered in 1936 by Inge Lehmann, one of the brightest and most careful scientists that has ever published. People marveled at her skill in analyzing seismic data. read more

Earth scientists have theorized that the Earth's core is responsible for the planet's magnetic field as well as plate tectonics. Inner Core The inner core of the Earth has a radius of a little more than 1,200 kilometers. read more

Earth's innermost section is called its inner core, and is believed to be just as hot as the sun's surface. It was once believed that the earth's inner core was liquid, but Inge Lehmann - a seismologist - proved in theory in 1936 that the inner core was solid, and the outer core was liquid. read more