496 pages
English language
Published Jan. 2, 2019 by Oxford University Press.
496 pages
English language
Published Jan. 2, 2019 by Oxford University Press.
A witty, irreverent guide to the birth, development, and state-of-the-art of one of the most important theories in Earth Science. The book explains how modern plate tectonics accounts for phenomena such as great earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and how it controls conditions at the Earth's surface, including global geography and climate.