[SES1066]

As an early exposition, this BBC 1970 programme was impressive in its intellect and exposition of how the (unsaid) verities of old geology (geographic topology) were being overthrown by modern technology. Geo-magnetics, submarine geology, paleontology and others give a logical theory of why the continents did/do drift from separate to clumped over millions of years!

Well worth the time to see a 52 year old science program. Yes, it does have a scientist postulating an expanding earth, but that is the fun of it! A popular viewing of an 'ology' being forced into new verities!

A C Clarke's 1st Law: "When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, they are almost certainly right. When they state that something is impossible, they are very probably wrong."

[HartleyMBaldwin]

I don’t believe that Arthur C. Clarke would have used pronouns in that politically correct but grammatically reprehensible way.

[GunHoardingCapitalist]

Just wondering, do they mention Marie Tharp? Her work paved the way for plate tectonics to be recognized by science, eventhough Bruce Heezen took credit for it.

[SpaceBar]

Dr. Tanya Atwater was a big player in early plate tectonic theories.

[colorado tanker]

My High School science text did not mention plate tectonics. It was an incredible revelation when I learned about it in college.

Same book openly mocked catastrophism, which turns out to have been mostly right.

[colorado tanker]

Ping.

[hinckley buzzard]

I learned of the theory of plate tectonics in high school, 1962. It seemed fairly obvious then, and has since been largely confirmed.

[Paal Gulli]

Fact-rich and presented in an elegantly simple fashion. What a rare find!

[NetAddicted]

Watch later.

[SunkenCiv]

“Alfred Wegner” s/b “Alfred Wegener” btw.