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

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.

Author: Naomi Oreskes
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 02/07/2003
Pages: 450
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.97w x 1.05d
ISBN: 9780813341323

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