Background
Oreskes, Naomi was born on November 25, 1958 in New York City. Daughter of Irwin Oreskes and Susan Eileen Nagin Oreskes.
(In the early twentieth century, American earth scientists...)
In the early twentieth century, American earth scientists were united in their opposition to the new--and highly radical--notion of continental drift, even going so far as to label the theory "unscientific." Some fifty years later, however, continental drift was heralded as a major scientific breakthrough and today it is accepted as scientific fact. Why did American geologists reject so adamantly an idea that is now considered a cornerstone of the discipline? And why were their European colleagues receptive to it so much earlier? This book, based on extensive archival research on three continents, provides important new answers while giving the first detailed account of the American geological community in the first half of the century. Challenging previous historical work on this episode, Naomi Oreskes shows that continental drift was not rejected for the lack of a causal mechanism, but because it seemed to conflict with the basic standards of practice in American geology. This account provides a compelling look at how scientific ideas are made and unmade.
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Oreskes, Naomi was born on November 25, 1958 in New York City. Daughter of Irwin Oreskes and Susan Eileen Nagin Oreskes.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Imperial College, London, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1990.
Geologist, Western Mining Corporation, Adelaide, Australia, 1981-1984; research and training assistant, Stanford (California) U., 1984-1989; visiting assistant professor, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1990-1991; assistant professor, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1991-1996; assistant professor, New York University, 1996-1998; associate professor, Gallatin School, 1996-1998; associate professor, University of California, San Diego, since 1998. Consulting geologist Western Mining Corporation, 1984-1990. Consulting historian American Institute Physics, New York City, 1990-1996.
(In the early twentieth century, American earth scientists...)
Member Geological Society of America, History Science Society, History Earth Sciences Society (president).
Married Kenneth Belitz, September 28, 1986. Children: Hannah Oreskes Belitz, Clara Oreskes Belitz.