The Biggest Scientific Controversies and Debates that Shook the World of Knowledge

The Age of the Earth

In the 19th century, geologists and biologists clashed over the age of the Earth. While geologists argued for an Earth that was hundreds of millions of years old, biologists, influenced by Darwin's theory of evolution, believed in a much younger Earth. This controversy was eventually resolved through the development of radiometric dating techniques in the 20th century.