The Great Dinosaur Extinction Controversy
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The Great Dinosaur Extinction Controversy
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Author : Charles Officer
language : en
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Release Date : 1996-06-30
The Great Dinosaur Extinction Controversy written by Charles Officer and has been published by Addison Wesley Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-06-30 with Science categories.
In 1980 Nobel Laureate Luis Alvarez announced his theory of the dinosaurs final demise: a gigantic meteorite crashed into the earth and raised a cloud of dust that caused darkness for years, suppressing photosynthesis, which impeded plant growth, and eventually starved the dinosaurs. This idea exploded into common awareness with almost unprecedented speed, and was instantly embraced by the media and the public. Almost without question, it quickly became the hottest scientific "fact". Unfortunately for Alvarez, many in the scientific community did to support this theory, and in fact later research showed the impossibility of such an idea. The Great Dinosaur Extinction Controversy chronicles the fantastic story of how this hypothesis became so widespread, the way it became "common knowledge" - from the pages of Science to The New York Times to Parade Magazine, the controversy it caused, and the ample scientific research that proves the theory wrong. Officer and Page also present an attractive and carefully investigated alternative explanation for the mass extinctions that occurred at the end of the Cretaceous period. Through this account they show the ways that sound science should be performed and the findings transmitted.
The Great Dinosaur Controversy
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Author : Keith Parsons
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2003-12-02
The Great Dinosaur Controversy written by Keith Parsons and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-02 with Science categories.
A historical review of the most important scientific controversies that have shaped our knowledge of dinosaurs since the discovery of important fossils in the 1820s. In The Great Dinosaur Controversy: A Guide to the Debates, the major scientific disputes that have contributed to the understanding of dinosaurs come to light. Each chapter presents a major controversy then ponders the lessons learned and their impact on the scientific field. Colorful characters such as "anti-evolutionist" Robert Owen, "Darwin's bulldog," T.H. Huxley, and "dinosaur heretic" Robert Bakker, enliven the debates, which range from the origin of dinosaurs and their posture to their evolution or retrogression and whether they were warm- or cold-blooded. Two of the most recent debates concern how dinosaurs became extinct and whether or not birds are their descendents.
The Dinosaur Heresies
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Author : Robert T. Bakker
language : en
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date : 1986
The Dinosaur Heresies written by Robert T. Bakker and has been published by William Morrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Nature categories.
Bakker relates his theories that dinosaurs were of the bird genus to ideas concerning their extinction.
Why Did The Dinosaurs Disappear
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Author : Melvin Berger
language : en
Publisher: Ideals Publications
Release Date : 1995
Why Did The Dinosaurs Disappear written by Melvin Berger and has been published by Ideals Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discusses dinosaurs and different theories regarding their extinction, including climate changes, starvation, cosmic rays, and an asteroid collision with the earth.
The Mistaken Extinction
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Author : Lowell Dingus
language : en
Publisher: W H Freeman & Company
Release Date : 1998
The Mistaken Extinction written by Lowell Dingus and has been published by W H Freeman & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Science categories.
Two crackerjack paleontologists take readers on a brisk tour of the leading theories about the dinosaurs' disappearance. An epic tale of beautiful and terrible beasts and explosions that block out the sun, "The Mistaken Extinction" is a 65-million-year-old evolutionary murder mystery with a fascination that has yet to die out. 300 illustrations.
Night Comes To The Cretaceous
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Author : James Lawrence Powell
language : en
Publisher: Mariner Books
Release Date : 1999
Night Comes To The Cretaceous written by James Lawrence Powell and has been published by Mariner Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Nature categories.
What killed the dinosaurs? For more than a century, this question has been one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in science. But, in 1980, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Luis Alvarez and his son, Walter, proposed a radical answer: 65 million years ago an asteroid or comet as big as Mt. Everest slammed into the earth, raising a dust cloud vast enough to cause mass extinction. A revolutionary idea that challenged the ice-age extinction theory, the asteroid-impact theory was scorned and derided by the science community. But after years of bitter debate and intense research, an astonishing discovery was made-an immense impact crater in the Yucatan Peninsula that was identified as Ground Zero. The Alvarezes had their proof. A dramatic scientific detective story, Night Comes to the Cretaceous is a brilliant example of science at work-in the trenches, complete with passionate struggles and occasional victories. "
The End Of The Dinosaurs
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Author : Charles Frankel
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1999-09-23
The End Of The Dinosaurs written by Charles Frankel and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-09-23 with Science categories.
The End of the Dinosaurs gives a detailed account of the great mass extinction that rocked the Earth 65 million years ago, and focuses on the discovery of the culprit: the Chicxulub impact crater in Mexico. It recounts the birth of the cosmic hypothesis, the controversy that preceded its acceptance, the search for the crater, its discovery and ongoing exploration, and the effect of the giant impact on the biosphere. Other mass extinctions in the fossil record are reviewed, as is the threat of asteroids and comets to our planet today. The account of the impact and its aftermath is suitable for general readers. The description of the crater geology is in enough detail to interest students of the earth sciences. A detailed index and bibliography are included.
T Rex And The Crater Of Doom
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Author : Walter Alvarez
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2015-09-15
T Rex And The Crater Of Doom written by Walter Alvarez and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-15 with Science categories.
Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mount Everest slammed into the Earth, inducing an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen bombs. Vaporized detritus blasted through the atmosphere upon impact, falling back to Earth around the globe. Disastrous environmental consequences ensued: a giant tsunami, continent-scale wildfires, darkness, and cold, followed by sweltering greenhouse heat. When conditions returned to normal, half the plant and animal genera on Earth had perished. This horrific chain of events is now widely accepted as the solution to a great scientific mystery: what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs? Walter Alvarez, one of the Berkeley scientists who discovered evidence of the impact, tells the story behind the development of the initially controversial theory. It is a saga of high adventure in remote locations, of arduous data collection and intellectual struggle, of long periods of frustration ended by sudden breakthroughs, of friendships made and lost, and of the exhilaration of discovery that forever altered our understanding of Earth's geological history.
Dinosaur Extinction And The End Of An Era
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Author : J. David Archibald
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Dinosaur Extinction And The End Of An Era written by J. David Archibald and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary categories.
Broadening the basis of information on the topic of the Cretaceous extinction, this book particularly highlights evidence that points away from the global catastrophic scenario, towards a fossil based theory suggesting that a multitude of factors resulted in the period's radical changes.
The Great Dinosaur Mystery And The Bible
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Author : Paul S. Taylor
language : en
Publisher: David C Cook
Release Date : 1998-09-15
The Great Dinosaur Mystery And The Bible written by Paul S. Taylor and has been published by David C Cook this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-09-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This classic book explains how dinosaurs fit into the biblical story of creation. Newly revised to reflect recent scientific findings.