Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Dinosaur War - How the Jurassic Age was Revealed



Jealousy. Intrigue. Competition. Ego.

OPB ran a documentary about the "Bone Wars" of the late 19th century between two paleontologists Marsh and Cope. A fascinating and instructive story about discovery and nemesis.

This article summarizes the feud:

http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/dinosaurdiscovery/a/bonewars.htm

~jfc~

1 comment:

  1. I wonder how many modern scientists have rivalries similar in spirit to that of Marsh and Cope?

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