TY - BOOK AU - Tomecek,Steve TI - Plate tectonics T2 - Science foundations SN - 9781604130140 (hardcover : acidfree paper) U1 - 551.136 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Chelsea House KW - Plate tectonics KW - Popular works N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Reading the rocks -- Drifting continents -- Radioactivity heats things up -- Under the sea -- Getting the inside story -- Putting plate tectonic theory to the test N2 - Examines the evolution of plate tectonic theory from its beginnings as a wild idea of drifting continents to its acceptance as the main concept that drives geology today UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0810/2008006054.html ER -