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Grove Karl Gilbert eBook

A Great Engine Of Research

by Stephen J. Pyne
language: english
Publisher: University of Iowa Press, October of 2007 ‧
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The life of Grove Karl Gilbert, first chief geologist of the US Geological Survey, spanned the heroic age of American geology during the time that this young earth science was being intellectually and institutionally defined. This biography reveals that few other scientists can match Gilbert's range of talents.

Grove Karl Gilbert

A Great Engine Of Research

by Stephen J. Pyne

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ISBN: 9781587297540
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date: October of 2007
Language: English
Format: eBook
File Format and Compatibility: PDF para ADE
Collection: American Land & Life
Categories: eBooks in English > Fiction > Biographies
EAN: 9781587297540

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Stephen J. Pyne

Stephen J. Pyne, professor emérito da Universidade do Arizona, é um historiador ambiental com mais de trinta livros publicados, grande parte deles dedicados à investigação sobre a história do fogo. Em 1967, com 18 anos, iniciou a atividade de bombeiro no Grand Canyon, especializando-se na deteção precoce de fogos florestais no grande parque nacional norte-americano. Essa atividade conduziu-o ao estudo do fogo e fez dele uma das maiores autoridades mundiais na matéria.

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