A New History of Life

The Shifting Surface of Planet Earth

Documentary May 10, 2013 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E5: The history of science is marked by ideas that were before their time. One of the most important was Alfred Wegener's concept of continental drift, which was revived in the theory of plate tectonics. Explore the role that fossils played in this original grand unifying theory of geology.

Documentary May 10, 2013 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2013
Run Time: 29 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.