This article reports on the life and influence of James Hutton, considered the founder of modern geology. It covers the existing thinking about Earth's creation, how Hutton's scientific training and his work as a farmer came together in his pursuit of geology, his important contributions to the new science of geology, and the influence his work had on future generations of scientists. The article explains why the boundary between the two rock types at Siccar Point in Scotland is now called the Hutton Unconformity and defines his key concept, the Theory of Uniformitarianism.
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