Bootstrap Geologist : My Life in Science.

By: Shinn, E. AContributor(s): Shinn, GeneMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (311 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780813045061Subject(s): Geologists -- United States -- Biography | Geology -- United States -- History | Shinn, Eugene AGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Bootstrap Geologist : My Life in ScienceDDC classification: 551.092 B LOC classification: QE22.S556 -- A3 2013ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface: A Modern Horror Story -- 1. Beginnings and Early Years -- 2. The Shell Years -- 3. The Netherlands and the Persian Gulf -- 4. Return to Stateside Shell -- 5. The U.S. Geological Survey -- 6. St. Petersburg and a New Beginning -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
Summary: In Bootstrap Geologist Shinn enthusiastically shares the highs and lows of his remarkable life. Taking readers around the globe as well as below the ocean, he recounts the painstaking process of data gathering that can lead to paradigm-breaking discoveries. He emphasizes the importance of field science and pointedly addresses the use and abuse of scientific research and the emergence of market-funded research.
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface: A Modern Horror Story -- 1. Beginnings and Early Years -- 2. The Shell Years -- 3. The Netherlands and the Persian Gulf -- 4. Return to Stateside Shell -- 5. The U.S. Geological Survey -- 6. St. Petersburg and a New Beginning -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.

In Bootstrap Geologist Shinn enthusiastically shares the highs and lows of his remarkable life. Taking readers around the globe as well as below the ocean, he recounts the painstaking process of data gathering that can lead to paradigm-breaking discoveries. He emphasizes the importance of field science and pointedly addresses the use and abuse of scientific research and the emergence of market-funded research.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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