Alfred Wegener: Science, Exploration, and the Theory of Continental Drift
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (620 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 142141712X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 696 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great book, but too long Dr. Kent C. Condie Great book. Only one problem, its much too long. The book could be greatly improved if it was shortened by about 30%, this could easily be accomplished by shortening the life history of other scientists that Wegener interacted with, and also shorten the detailed scientific discussions, which are really not necessary.. A must-read for those interested in the background of major scientific discoveriesand in learning about how science works. Excellent book! In my geology classes, I learned that one day Alfred Wegener decided that the continents had drifted to their current positions, published this theory, and was laughed out of the scientific community because he did not have a mechanism for the process. There was a LOT more to the story than that, and this definitive volume explores that "more". The book traces his education, professional work and credentials, and explores his appr. "Twenty five years of work were not wasted as this is a compelling and informative review of" according to DAlton. This is an exceptionally well written biography of a little know but important scientist and explorer. Dr. Greene adds a comprehensive review of the state of the scientific fields at the time, the key players and their interactions with Wegener. Twenty five years of work were not wasted as this is a compelling and informative review of a man's life, work and times.
(ScienceDirect) . (Choice)Mott Greene's magnificent book reveals deep themes and connections to Wegener's many fruitful ideas and extraordinary scientific accomplishments, even as it examines the many distinct dimensions of thought and action that emanated from Wegener's apparently heedless embrace of all manner of risk-takingAnglophone readers, especially, have never had such an opportunity to understand Alfred Wegener. Frankel, University of Missouri–Kansas City, author of The Continental Drift Controversy)A magnificent, definitive, and indefatigable tribute to an indefatigable man Greene beautifully puts the record straight with a portrait of Wegener as a respected 'cosmic physicist.' (Nature)In this book Mott Greene has ably explained every detail of Wegener’s ideas and research and has created a well-deserved tribute to one of the most creative and energetic scien
He ultimately died of overexertion on a journey to probe the Greenland icecap and calculate its rate of drift. Written with great immediacy and descriptive power, Alfred Wegener is a powerful portrait of the scientist who pioneered the modern concept of unified Earth science. He also pored over archives in Copenhagen, Munich, Marburg, Graz, and Bremerhaven, where the majority of Wegener’s surviving papers are found. Remarkably, he completed this pathbreaking work while grappling variously with financial difficulty, war, economic depression, scientific isolation, illness, and injury. In Alfred Wegener, Mott T. After completing his doctoral studies in astronomy at the University of Berlin, Wegener found himself drawn not to observatory science but to rugged fieldwork, which allowed him to cross into a variety of disciplines. The author of the theory of continental driftthe direct ancestor of the modern theory of plate tectonics and one of the key scientific concepts of the past centuryWegener also made major contributions to geology, geophysics, astronomy, geodesy, atmospheric physics, meteorology, and glaciology. Greene places Wegener’s upbringing
Mott T. Greene is an affiliate professor of earth and space sciences at the University of Washington and John Magee Professor of Science and Values emeritus at the University of Puget Sound. He is the author of Geology in the Nineteenth Century: Changing View of a Changing World and Natural Knowledge in Precla