Kaiko, voyage aux extrémités de la mer

by Xavier Le Pichon

247pages. in8. broché. Voyage aux extrémités de la mer. Arracher à la terre ses secrets. Habité par cette passion, Xavier Le Pichon pressent que la science ne se fait pas dans les livres, mais qu'elle est aventure humaine, histoire d'amour entre l'homme et les éléments. Il sait aussi que c'est au fond des océans que s'effectue la grande alchimie terrestre. Il nous conte dans ce livre l'odyssée qui le conduit autour du monde et, en 1985, au large du Japon, à 6 000 mètres sous les mers.

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Published January 1, 1986

About the author

Xavier Le Pichon was a French geophysicist. Among many other contributions, he is known for his comprehensive model of plate tectonics (1968), helping create the field of plate tectonics. In 1968 he combined the kinematic ideas of W. J. Morgan, D. McKenzie and R. L. Parker with the large data sets collected by Lamont, and especially with the respective magnetic profiles, show that Plate Tectonics could accurately describe the evolution of the major ocean basins. He was a professor at the Collège de France, holder of the Chair of Geodynamics (1986–2008). He was a lifelong devout Catholic and came to think of caring attention to others' weaknesses as an essential quality that allowed humanity to evolve. He lived with his wife and has five children and eleven grandchildren.