Patrons of Paleontology

How Government Support Shaped a Science (Life of the Past Series)

By: Jane P. Davidson

Narrated by: Randye Kaye

In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, North American and European governments generously funded the discoveries of such famous paleontologists and geologists as Henry de la Beche, William Buckland, Richard Owen, Thomas Hawkins, Edward Drinker Cope, O. C. Marsh, and Charles W. Gilmore. In Patrons of Paleontology, Jane Davidson explores the motivation behind this rush to fund exploration, arguing that eagerness to discover strategic resources like coal deposits was further fueled by patrons who had a genuine passion for paleontology and the fascinating creatures that were being unearthed. These early decades of government support shaped the way the discipline grew, creating practices and enabling discoveries that continue to affect paleontology today.

©2017 Jane P. Davidson (P)2022 Tantor

boring

it was very hard to stay focused on this audiobook. There is just nothing in it that can keep my attention. I think it's a whole book of reference list. no actually storyline.