Giovanni Modaffari
Biographic Data
| ID | 2207648 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Giovanni Modaffari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Giovanni |
| FAMILY NAME | Modaffari |
| SIGNATURE | MODAFFARI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Milano-Bicocca |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9240-9505 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Contextualizing the Cartographic Origins of Continental Drift
The continental drift theory proposed by Alfred Wegener in the early twentieth century was a pivotal advancement in our understanding of the Earth’s geological configuration and its graphical representation. However, already in 1858, the adventurer Antonio Snider-Pellegrini had published La Création et ses Mystères Dévoilés, which included the first-ever depiction of continental drift in two compelling globe maps, drawn by the planetary mapper Ch…
A car showroom for the fish
In October 1970, the city of Genoa was devastated by a major flood. A few weeks later, hundreds of wrecked cars removed from the city's streets were sunk off the coast of Varazze, in the first-ever Italian project to create an artificial reef. This initiative, which was inspired by similar experiences tried out in the United States and other countries, had been aimed at increasing the fish population and protecting the seabed but was carried out …
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A car showroom for the fish
In October 1970, the city of Genoa was devastated by a major flood. A few weeks later, hundreds of wrecked cars removed from the city's streets were sunk off the coast of Varazze, in the first-ever Italian project to create an artificial reef. This initiative, which was inspired by similar experiences tried out in the United States and other countries, had been aimed at increasing the fish population and protecting the seabed but was carried out …
Contextualizing the Cartographic Origins of Continental Drift
The continental drift theory proposed by Alfred Wegener in the early twentieth century was a pivotal advancement in our understanding of the Earth’s geological configuration and its graphical representation. However, already in 1858, the adventurer Antonio Snider-Pellegrini had published La Création et ses Mystères Dévoilés, which included the first-ever depiction of continental drift in two compelling globe maps, drawn by the planetary mapper Ch…
Adventure (1 work) · Alexander von Humboldt Studies (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Conceptualization (1 work) · Continental drift (1 work) · Depiction (1 work) · Documentation (1 work) · Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature (1 work)