That was in Massachusetts. The footprints had three toes, and they were the size of dinner plates. Soon after, scientists dug up bones the size of human beings. These discoveries kicked off a massive re-thinking of human history. In a new book, the author Edward Dolnick tells the story of the Victorian scientists who unearthed the dinosaurs and changed, well, everything we thought we knew about prehistory.
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Edward Dolnick | Author and former chief science writer for “The Boston Globe.” His latest book is Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: “How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World.” [Amazon|Bookshop].
Airdate: Thur., Nov. 14, 2024 at 9 a.m. and Sat. Nov. 16, 2024 at 11 a.m.