Planet Earth

Season 1 Episode 1: The Living Machine

The episode discusses plate tectonics and geologic time, highlighting the work of James Hutton, Alfred Wegener, Harry Hess, Allan V. Cox, Brent Dalrymple, Frederick Vine, and Drummond Matthews, and discussing how geologists study layers of rock to read billions of years of the Earth's history.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

7

Cast:

Richard Kiley

Quality:

HD

Duration:

56 min

First Air:

1986

Rating:

8.0