The road to Jaramillo : critical years of the revolution in earth science / William Glen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glen, William, 1932-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plate tectonics--History.

Plate tectonics.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 459 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1982.

Summary:

This is the story, told here for the first time, of how an international cast of scientists produced the discoveries that brought about the plate-tectonics revolution. In preparing this book the author interviewed virtually all of the important contributors to that critical decade of research, 1957-66. Working in the tradition of history of science, he explores personal relationships, institutional support, and the rivalries and frictions between and within research groups.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 393-432.

ISBN:

0804711194

OCLC:

8812720