'Henry Frankel has a fine eye, and ear, for the interlocking aspects of the emergence, recognized evolution, and acceptance of that flowering of a worldwide phenomenon, continental displacement.' Robert L. Fisher, Emeritus Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego 'Detailed and painstakingly researched, this account is the culmination of the author's research into this topic over more ... Read morethan thirty years. It is difficult to imagine a more comprehensive analysis of the relevant literature and of the attitudes of the scientists involved.' Fred Vine, Emeritus Professor, University of East Anglia 'This is an incredible book - the most interesting account of history that I have ever read. It will be a classic: the scholarship is exhaustive, it is well written and has an excellent historical background, drawing the reader into the whole story.' John G. Sclater, Distinguished Professor, University of California, San Diego Praise for the 4-volume collection: '... an unparalleled study of remarkable depth, detail and quality of a key development in our ideas about how the Earth functions ... because Frankel draws on his extensive oral historical work with the key players in the development of plate tectonics, this is a study which can never be repeated in terms of its proximity to the events narrated, so many of those key players now being deceased.' Progress in Physical Geography Because the volumes synthesize many sources, one may indeed be capable of understanding the growth of the theory even better than those who participated in the research!..for someone interested in how the theory came about, this set is irreplaceable, fascinating, and illuminating, Essential. - I.D Sasowsky, CHOICE, December 2012 Henry Frankel has a fine eye, and ear, for the interlocking aspects of the emergence, recognized evolution, and acceptance of that flowering of a worldwide phenomenon, continental displacement. - Robert L. Fisher, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Emeritus Professor) Detailed and painstakingly researched, this account is the culmination of the author's research into this topic over more than thirty years. It is difficult to imagine a more comprehensive analysis of the relevant literature and of the attitudes of the scientists involved. - Fred Vine, University of East Anglia (Emeritus Professor) This is an incredible book - the most interesting account of history that I have ever read. It will be a classic: the scholarship is exhaustive, it is well written and has an excellent historical background, drawing the reader into the whole story. - John G. Sclater, University of California, San Diego (Distinguished Professor) Praise for the series ...an unparalleled study of remarkable depth, detail and quality of a key development in our ideas about how the Earth functions. ..because Frankel draws on his extensive oral historical work with the key players in the development of plate tectonics, this is a study which can never be repeated in terms of its proximity to the events narrated, so many of those key players now being deceased. - Antonio D. del Campo, Progress in Physical Geography Show Less