Book ID: CBB188440680

From Crust to Core: A Chronicle of Deep Carbon Science (2021)

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Mitton, Simon A. (Author)


Cambridge University Press


Publication Date: 2021
Physical Details: 382
Language: English

Carbon plays a fundamental role on Earth. It forms the chemical backbone for all essential organic molecules produced by living organisms. Carbon-based fuels supply most of society's energy, and atmospheric carbon dioxide has a huge impact on Earth's climate. This book provides a complete history of the emergence and development of the new interdisciplinary field of deep carbon science. It traces four centuries of history during which the inner workings of the dynamic Earth were discovered, and documents extraordinary scientific revolutions that changed our understanding of carbon on Earth forever: carbon's origin in exploding stars; the discovery of the internal heat source driving the Earth's carbon cycle; and the tectonic revolution. Written with an engaging narrative style and covering the scientific endeavours of more than a hundred pioneers of deep geoscience, this is a fascinating book for students and researchers working in Earth system science and deep carbon research.

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Authors & Contributors
Levit, George S.
Beech, Martin
Coen, Deborah R.
Hsu, Kuang-Tai
Newcomb, Sally
Newman, William Royall
Journals
Earth Sciences History: Journal of the History of the Earth Sciences Society
British Journal for the History of Science
Kwartalnik Historii Nauki i Techniki
Science in Context
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Publishers
Geological Society of America
Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung
Princeton University
Guaraldi
KNAW
Nauka
Concepts
Earth sciences
Geology
Geochemistry
Biochemistry
Petrology
Historical geology; theory of the earth
People
Vernadskii, Valdimir Ivanovich
Descartes, René
Agassiz, Alexander
Boyle, Robert
Dana, James Dwight
Darwin, Charles Robert
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century
17th century
21st century
16th century
Places
Italy
Russia
Vienna (Austria)
Great Britain
Tuscany (Italy)
Egypt
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