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Marcia Bjornerud

American structural geologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Marcia Bjornerud (1962) is an American structural geologist and writer. She is the Walter Schober Professor of Environmental Studies and Professor of Geosciences at Lawrence University.[1] She is a contributing writer to Elements, the science and technology blog of The New Yorker.[2]

Her book Timefulness was a finalist for the 2018 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology.[3]

Marcia Bjornerud as born in 1962.[4]

Books

  • Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth (2005)[5][6]
  • Geopedia: A Brief Compendium of Geologic Curiosities (2022)[7]
  • Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World (2018)[8]
  • Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks (2024)[9]

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