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SUMMARY:A Short History of Plate Tectonics - Dr Robert Seidel - Sedgwick M
 useum
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DESCRIPTION:The theory of plate tectonics is a famously recent one. Nothin
 g in geology makes sense without it\, yet it was only pieced together half
  a century ago\, in the face of incredulity and opposition. However\, its 
 central idea - continental drift - can be traced back much further in hist
 ory. In this talk\, Dr. Robert Seidel of the Sedgwick Museum discusses how
  the theory of plate tectonics was developed\, from the first notions of c
 ontinental drift in the early modern period to the paradigm shift of the 1
 960s and 1970s. Paradigm shifts are often portrayed as the work of solitar
 y men of genius. The theory of plate tectonics on the other hand came abou
 t through a much more incremental\, collaborative process\, which arguably
  better reflects how science is practised in the modern age.
LOCATION:Harker 1 lecture room\, Department of Earth Sciences\, Downing Si
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