GEOL 106 Midterm: 106 Course Notes (pre midterm).doc

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering
• Course: GEOL 106
• Professor: Rob Beamish

Document Summary

Lecture #2: introduction to earth-system science and earth system management/engineering. We had the landing on the moon. Once a photograph of the earth taken from outside is available a new idea as powerful as and in history will be let loose fred hoyle. Edgar dean mitchell: quote about looking out to earth and referring to it as home. We see this vibrant dynamic earth in contrast to the dead moon. Documenting of the moon was a very important event. What was felt was way beyond science and technology. Number of usa laws on environmental protection versus the year. There is a big sharp bend in the curve sudden takeoff in the environmental laws right around the time when we landed on the moon. Going into space gave us a different perspective of the earth. View of earth from space led to increased awareness of the fragility of the earth and the need to better understand it.