Plate tectonics is the most important theories ever developed in the history of science. It is up there with the Theory of Evolution and the discovery of DNA. Earth scientists view the world through a plate-tectonics lens, and so should physical geographers.
Plate tectonics is the mechanism that not only drives the plates, recycles rocks and leads to volcanoes and earthquakes, but it is the exquisitely balanced system that keeps our planet in equilibrium, and keeps it dynamic and alive. New theories are also showing that it leads to speciation and evolution, including that of Homo sapiens.
Find out about the battles that went on in the scientific community, how the theory went from being the ugly orphan to a beautiful princess, and how plate tectonics will affect your future by watching the movie.
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