The Rejection of Continental Drift

by Naomi Oreskes

Book Overview

In the early twentieth century, American earth scientists were united in their opposition to the new--and highly radical--notion of continental drift, even going so far as to label the theory "unscientific." Some fifty years later, however, continental drift was heralded as a major scientific breakthrough and today it is accepted as scientific fact. Why did American geologists reject so adamantly an idea that is now considered a cornerstone of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195117336
• ISBN13: 9780195117332
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 8.6"