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    Furnace of Creation, Cradle of Destruction: A Journey to the Birthplace of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
    Furnace of Creation, Cradle of Destruction: A Journey to the Birthplace of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
    Furnace of Creation, Cradle of Destruction: A Journey to the Birthplace of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
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    Furnace of Creation, Cradle of Destruction: A Journey to the Birthplace of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis

    Written by Roy Chester

    Narrated by Bill Weideman

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    About this audiobook

    Over the past few years, devastating tsunamis off the coast of the Indian Ocean have killed hundreds of thousands of people. Even more alarmingly, scientists predict that these tsunamis, as well as a series of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, may eventually threaten Hawaii, California, and Oregon. The cause of this trinity of natural disasters is plate tectonics. Perhaps the greatest advance made in the field of earth science, the plate-tectonics theory argues that the surface of the Earth is broken into large plates, which change in size and position over time. The edges of these plates rub against each other, causing earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis that continue to inflict such intense destruction to the surface our planet.
    In Furnace of Creation, Cradle of Destruction, renowned scientist Roy Chester reveals the fascinating history of this discovery and tells the enigmatic story of one of the great mysteries of our time: how the surface of our planet was created and how it has evolved. From the early discoveries of Sir Francis Bacon to the beginnings of geology and the controversy surrounding the theory of continental drift, this impeccably researched book reveals the evolution of a vital scientific theory. Lucid and compelling, this book offers a long-awaited explanation of the underlying forces that shape our world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJul 7, 2008
    ISBN9781423364047
    Furnace of Creation, Cradle of Destruction: A Journey to the Birthplace of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
    Author

    Roy Chester

    ROY CHESTER retired as Proudman Professor of Oceanography in the Department of Earth and Sciences at The University of Liverpool in 2004. He is the author of Marine Geochemistry, a book that became a classic text in its field.

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      Full of fascinating information about its topic; unfortunately it was too dry and technical to read. Apparently Chester couldn't shake his professorial academic background -- this book would make an excellent textbook for a geology course, but it fails miserably as a popular book. Chester presumes a great deal of the prior knowledge on the part of the reader; there were too many places in the book where I was interested in the information, but didn't know enough geology to make sense of it -- as I read it I thought over and over, "I wish I had a professor to ask about this, or to give a lecture on it, so I could understand it."I was surprised to see that it was published by AMACOM. AMACOM is the publishing division of the American Management Association, and solicits books only on business topics. Science is not in their normal purview. Perhaps Chester knew someone there? In any case, he apparently wasn't able to get it published by any general or scientific publishing house, and I'm not surprised. I gave it two stars only because I did glean some information from it, albeit disconnected and contextless.