Marcia Bjornerud
Author of Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth
About the Author
Marcia Bjornerud is professor of geology and environmental studies at Lawrence University. She is the author of Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth and a contributing writer for Elements, the New Yorker's science and technology blog.
Works by Marcia Bjornerud
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- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
- Education
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.S., Ph.D.)
University of Minnesota-Minneapolis (B.S.) - Occupations
- university professor
- Organizations
- Geological Society of America (Fellow)
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters (Fellow)
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- Works
- 7
- Members
- 427
- Popularity
- #57,179
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 9
- ISBNs
- 20
- Languages
- 6
It's a hopelessly romantic book, but If nothing else she has been able to articulate something I have found so difficult to explain. Rocks to a geologist aren't nouns they are verbs. They have stories to tell about the past and the future.… (more)