Writer, educator, and geoscientist
Like the image in the previous post (Deep Pacific 1), this photo was taken from one of the small portholes of the research submersible Alvin at a depth of around two and a half kilometers in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The rounded forms you see are referred to as pillows, … Read more
In the spring of 1979 I was lucky enough to be on an expedition off the coast of Mexico to explore the East Pacific Rise – part of the globe-encircling system of ocean ridges where new sea floor is created. We used the small (3 man) research submersible Alvin to … Read more
…a wonderful primer on geology, and a clear explanation of how the science is done. Columbus Dispatch As implied by the title of this book, one of the reasons geology is so important is that by studying the earth’s geological past we may be able to anticipate its future. We … Read more
…a delightful study of how scientists figured out analytical techniques that revealed the history of the earth. New Scientist This is a book about time – specifically, geological time – and how it is measured. As a reviewer for the Washington Post put it, ‘For time-conscious readers, Nature’s Clocks provides … Read more
…should be required reading for anyone interested in the future of the planet. Times Higher Education Supplement Ice ages have long fascinated us; witness their place in popular culture. Although perhaps not broadly realized, the effects of the most recent ice age – the Pleistocene Ice Age – are widespread, … Read more
To compress Earth’s history into a single, lucidly written volume is a major achievement. Starred review, Publisher’s Weekly This was my first book. Until I wrote it, most of my writing had been in the form of research papers in my own specialty, geochemistry. But I had always been interested … Read more