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

Naomi Oreskes

This book provides an overview of the history of plate tectonics, including in-context definitions of the key terms. It explains how the forerunners of the theory and how scientists working at the key academic institutions competed and collaborated until the theory coalesced.

Book Details

  • Publisher: CRC Press
  • Publish Date: Feb 7th, 2003
  • Pages: 450
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Revised - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.10in - 5.97in - 1.05in - 1.42lb
  • EAN: 9780813341323
  • Categories: Earth Sciences - GeologyPhysics - GeophysicsHistory

About the Author

Naomi Oreskes, Ph.D. Stanford, is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego.