Essentials of Geology (Fourth Edition)

Marshak, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0393919390 / ISBN 13: 9780393919394

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essentials of Geology (Fourth Edition)
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393919390
• ISBN 13: 9780393919394
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Superior visuals and up-to-date research help students to see the world like a geologist.

The Fourth Edition offers a streamlined, engaging approach to geologic processes, presented through visuals, photographs, and text, as well as discussions of modern science phenomena.

About the Author

Stephen Marshak is a Professor Emeritus of Geology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he taught for 35 years.  During this time, he also served as Head of the Department of Geology and as Director of the School of Earth, Society, & Environment.  Steve holds an A.B. from Cornell University, an M.S. from the University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. from Columbia University all in geology.  His research interests in structural geology and tectonics have taken him in the field on several continents.  Steve, a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, has won the highest teaching awards at both the college and campus levels at the University of Illinois, and has also received a Neil Miner Award from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers for “exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the Earth Sciences.”  In addition to research papers and Earth: Portrait of a Planet, Essentials of Geology, Earth Science, and Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology, he has co-authored Earth Structure: An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics, and Basic Methods of Structural Geology.