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Naomi Oreskes-Chapter 1: From Continental Drift to Plate Tectonics.
File Name chap.1.oreskes.pdf
Data Type text
Computer Program Adobe Acrobat 6.0
File Size 4.62 MB - 1 file
Expert Level College and Introduction to Science
Contributor Hillary Mills
Source Oreskes 2001
Description
The first chapter in Naomi Oreskes' Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth. It provides a brief overview of the major historical contributions to the theory of plate tectonics. It starts with mention of Edward Suess' Contraction Theory in the later 1880's and continues on to include the creation and rejection of Alfred Wegener's theory of Continental Drift. It then delves into the use of gravity and magnetic anomaly research to contribute to military interests during and proceeding both World War I and World War II. The major discovories of magnetic anomalies by Raff and Mason in 1956 are mentioned, followed by the solid Vine & Matthews Hypothesis presented in 1966. The chapter serves as an introduction to the specific narratives included in Oreskes collection and provides an overview that allows the reader to grasp a picture of the full historical process of developing the idea and proof of plate tectonics.
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