Grove Karl Gilbert
A Great Engine of Research
Published on 1. October 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
322 pages
978-1-58729-618-5 (ISBN)
Description
As Stephen Pyne reveals in his biography, few other scientists can match Grove Karl Gilbert's range of talents. A premier explorer of the American West who made major contributions to the cascade of new discoveries about the earth, Gilbert described two novel forms of mountain building, invented the concept of the graded stream, inaugurated modern theories of lunar origin, helped found the science of geomorphology, and added to the canon of conservation literature.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Iowa
United States
Illustrations
17 photos, 6 drawings, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58729-618-5 (9781587296185)
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Stephen Pyne is Regents Professor and historian in the School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, and the author of many books and articles on the history of exploration and environmental history. In 1995 he was awarded the Robert Kirsch Award from the Los Angeles Times for his body-of-work contribution to American letters.