Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Praise for Tuzo: The Unlikely Revolutionary of Plate Tectonics iii
3. Other books by Nick Eyles iv
4. CONTENTS vii
5. Origins and Acknowledgments ix
6. Prologue. The Day the Earth Moved 1
7. Chapter 1 In the Beginning 3
8. Chapter 2 Continents Adrift? 25
9. Chapter 3 Sources of Friction 53
10. Chapter 4 Permanentist Foundations 79
11. Chapter 5 Tuzo’s War 103
12. Chapter 6 A Geologist in a Strange Land 129
13. Chapter 7 Seismic Shift 167
14. Chapter 8 The New World of Plate Tectonics 205
15. Chapter 9 An Unlikely Revolutionary 235
16. Appendices
17. Appendix I: Medals and Awards 249
18. Appendix II: Select Primary Sources 251
19. Appendix III: The Geological Timescale 257
20. Glossary 259
21. Index 269