GREAT episode of Cosmos last night! It was about geochemist Clair - TopicsExpress



          

GREAT episode of Cosmos last night! It was about geochemist Clair Patterson, who was the first person to calculate the age of the Earth. The show went into great detail about how the uranium-lead dating method works (carbon dating is totally irrelevant in the process), and also how Patterson fought for decades against corporations like GE and the petroleum indistry to make the public aware of the deterimental effects of lead in the environment. It will re-air tonight on NatGeo...
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 15:27:17 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015