Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History Of The Modern Theory Of The Earth

Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History Of The Modern Theory Of The Earth

By Naomi Oreskes

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The term "plate tectonics", coined only thirty-five years ago, is now part of everyone's understanding of the way the earth works. The theory, research, data collection, and analysis that came together in 1967 to constitute plate tectonics is here presented by those scientists involved.

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Publisher: CRC Press
Publish Date: 08/19/2019
Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780367317270
ISBN-10: 0367317273
Language: English

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The term "plate tectonics", coined only thirty-five years ago, is now part of everyone's understanding of the way the earth works. The theory, research, data collection, and analysis that came together in 1967 to constitute plate tectonics is here presented by those scientists involved.

About the Author

Naomi Oreskes is professor of the history of science and affiliated professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University. Her books include The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future and Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming.

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