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Revision as of 13:15, 4 February 2007 by Meno25 (talk | contribs) (Reverted 1 edit by 203.206.110.24 (talk) to last revision (99514864) by Gimboid13 using VP)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Ian Plimer is an Australian geologist and author of a number of popular books.
Plimer is currently Professor of Geology at University of Adelaide. He is also a prominent member of the Australian Skeptics.
Plimer is an outspoken critic of creationism and is famous for a debate with creationist Duane Gish in which he asked his opponent to hold live electrical cables to prove that electromagnetism was 'only a theory'.
He is also critical of what he sees as irrational elements within the environmental movement. He was awarded the Clarke Medal by the Royal Society of New South Wales in 2004.
Bibliography
- Telling Lies for God - Reason vs Creationism, Ian Plimer, Random House, Sydney, 1994 (ISBN 0-09-182852-X)
- A Short History of Planet Earth, Ian Plimer, ABC Books, 2001 Paperback (ISBN 0-7333-1004-4)
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