Genius Geologists: Episode 9 of '100 Scientists Who Influenced the World'

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Are you looking for a way to show pupils the impact science has had on the world? Or are you curious yourself about the scientists that have shaped our understanding of the world?
Welcome to my series '100 Scientists Who Influenced the World', where I've taken a diverse mix of people and broken them down into 10 different categories. There are famous scientists, as well as some lesser-known ones, but all of these people have had an influence on the world. In Episode 9, I take a look at some geologists who have studied the Earth to help us improve our understanding of the world around us, the impact we have on it and it has on us. So, who are some of these Genius Geologists?
00:00 - Introduction
00:50 - Clair Patterson
02:35 - Inge Lehmann
04:13 - Charles Lyell
05:34 - Louis Agassiz
07:00 - Georges Cuvier
08:16 - Alfred Wegener
09:36 - James Hutton
10:45 - Florence Bascom
12:14 - Eugene Shoemaker
13:41 - Charles Richter
14:59 - Outro
The majority of the information for this video was drawn from 100 Scientists Who Made History, and The Britannica Guide to the 100 Most Influential Scientists. The majority of the images for this video were sourced from pixabay.com, istock.com, and Bing AI image generator.
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Clair Patterson - By Unspecified - Original publication: UnspecifiedImmediate source: The Caltech Institute Archives, Fair use, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...
Lyell’s notes - By University of Edinburgh Heritage Collections - images.is.ed.ac.uk/luna/servl..., CC BY 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Cuvier elephant jaws - By Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) - This plate was originally published in Georges Cuvier's paper in 1798-99,[1] and can be seen in: Rudwick, Martin; Cuvier, Georges (1998) Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes: New Translations and Interpretations of the Primary Texts, University of Chicago Press, pp. p. 23 Retrieved on 16 June 2009. ISBN: 0226731073., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
James Hutton - By Stephencdickson - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
James Hutton caricature - By Bbousman - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
James Hutton grave - By Stephencdickson - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Florence Bascom - By Camera Craft Studios, Minneapolis - Creator/Photographer: Camera Craft Studios, Minneapolis Medium: Black and white photographic printPersistent URL: siarchives.si.edu/collections/... Smithsonian Institution Archives Collection: Science Service Records, 1902-1965 Accession number: SIA2007-0184, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
John Bascom - By Book Author: Samuel Atkins Elliot - Book: Biographical history of Massachusetts: biographies and autobiographies of the leading men in the state, Volume 1. URL: books.google.com/books?id=1S0..., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Piedmont Plateau - By William Bullock Clark - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.(Original text: Original publication: Maryland Geological Survey Volume Two, by W. B. Clark, 1898. Johns Hopkins University Press.Immediate source: Google Books [1]), Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
James River - By Original uploader was Pytheas (talk) at en.wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Stef48 using CommonsHelper., CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Jupiter - By Hubble Space Telescope Comet Team and NASA - hubblesite.org/contents/media..., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Beno Guttenberg - By Unknown author - www.egu.eu/awards-medals/portr... Geosciences Union, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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