In a time when women were held back by the casually sexist atmosphere of mid-twentieth century academia - a time when trained geologists like Tharp were routinely relegated to the role of secretary or assistant - Tharp's work would completely change the world's understanding of our planet's evolution. By transforming dry data into beautifully detailed maps that laid the groundwork for proving the then-controversial theory of continental drift, Tharp, along with her lifelong partner, Bruce Heezen, upended scientific consensus and ushered in a new era in geology and oceanography.
Product details
- Paperback | 352 pages
- 139.7 x 209.55 x 23.62mm | 322.05g
- 23 Jul 2013
- Picador USA
- New York, United States
- English
- Reprint
- one 8-page colour photograph insert
- 1250031451
- 9781250031457
- 531,130
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