Marie's ocean : Marie Tharp maps the mountains under the sea /
Marie Tharp earned a graduate degree in geology in the 1940s, at a time when scientific careers were largely unavailable to women. Marie's vision and tenacity paved the way for her to become one of the greatest oceanographic cartographers of the twentieth century. She was the first person to ma...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Henry Holt and Company,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Marie Tharp earned a graduate degree in geology in the 1940s, at a time when scientific careers were largely unavailable to women. Marie's vision and tenacity paved the way for her to become one of the greatest oceanographic cartographers of the twentieth century. She was the first person to map the ocean floor and discover the 40,000 mile long Mid-Ocean Ridge and Rift Valley. Her astounding discovery supported the theory of continental drift, which led to the theory of plate tectonics. But it was not an easy road, and Marie struggled to receive the credit she deserved for her discovery. |
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| Item Description: | "Christy Ottaviano books." |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781250214737 1250214734 |