LEADER 02955nam 22006132 450 001 9910462424403321 005 20160302161744.0 010 $a1-139-36630-0 010 $a1-107-23119-1 010 $a1-280-77361-8 010 $a9786613684387 010 $a1-139-37889-9 010 $a1-139-09593-5 010 $a1-139-37603-9 010 $a1-139-37204-1 010 $a1-139-37746-9 010 $a1-139-38032-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000205811 035 $a(EBL)880761 035 $a(OCoLC)796384230 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000688122 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11406100 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000688122 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10757637 035 $a(PQKB)11743587 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139095938 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC880761 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000205811 100 $a20110617d2012|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe continental drift controversy$hVolume 4$iEvolution into plate tectonics /$fHenry R. Frankel$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (xix, 675 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-316-61613-4 311 $a1-107-01994-X 327 $aCover; THE CONTINENTAL DRIFT CONTROVERSY; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Index 330 $aResolution of the sixty-year debate over continental drift, culminating in the triumph of plate tectonics, changed the very fabric of Earth science. This four-volume treatise on the continental drift controversy is the first complete history of the origin, debate and gradual acceptance of this revolutionary theory. Based on extensive interviews, archival papers and original works, Frankel weaves together the lives and work of the scientists involved, producing an accessible narrative for scientists and non-scientists alike. This fourth volume explains the discoveries in the mid 1960s which led to the rapid acceptance of seafloor spreading theory and how birth of plate tectonics followed soon after with the geometrification of geology. Although plate tectonics did not explain the cause or dynamic mechanism of drifting continents, it provided a convincing kinematic explanation that continues to inspire geodynamic research to the present day. 606 $aContinental drift$xResearch$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAcademic disputations$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aContinental drift$xResearch$xHistory 615 0$aAcademic disputations$xHistory 676 $a551.1/36 700 $aFrankel$b Henry R.$f1944-$01027441 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462424403321 996 $aThe continental drift controversy$92442875 997 $aUNINA