Grove Karl Gilbert A Great Engine of Research |
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| Author:
| Pyne, Stephen J. |
| Series title: | American Land and Life Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58729-618-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2007 |
| Publisher: | University of Iowa Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.