Great Moments in the History of Life
(Sprache: Englisch)
A non-technical (but serious) treatment of those parts of Earth history leading up to human history, as well as some pre-historical aspects of humanity. Many "events" in Earth's history necessarily preceded the emergence of human beings (and intelligence)....
Jetzt vorbestellen
versandkostenfrei
Buch (Gebunden)
Fr. 39.90
inkl. MwSt.
- Kreditkarte, Paypal, Rechnungskauf
- 30 Tage Widerrufsrecht
Produktdetails
Produktinformationen zu „Great Moments in the History of Life “
Klappentext zu „Great Moments in the History of Life “
A non-technical (but serious) treatment of those parts of Earth history leading up to human history, as well as some pre-historical aspects of humanity. Many "events" in Earth's history necessarily preceded the emergence of human beings (and intelligence). Geology has provided us with a great deal of information about these various steps on the way to intelligent life, and how and why they were important. Some of these events were on a cosmic scale (no universe - no life!), some were planetological/astronomical (no Earth - no life), some were essentially chemical (how did life emerge in the primordial ocean and why do we have oxygen in the atmosphere?), and some were details of evolutionary history (how did life colonize the land and how did mammals develop?). In this book an enthusiastic professor of geosciences presents a broad introduction from the Big Bang to the present and into the future, lucidly explaining aspects from various disciplines to interested, non-specialist readers.Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Great Moments in the History of Life “
Introduction.- In the beginning...and somewhat later.- How to make a habitable planet.- Prebiotic chemical synthesis.- The origin of life.- Interlude.- Photosynthesis - the game changer.- The rise of oxygen and the origin of the eukaryotic cell.- Earliest plants and animals.- The Cambrian explosion and emergence of "modern" body plans.- The end of the Ordovician and the colonization of the land.- The Permian extinction and the rise of the dinosaurs.- End of Cretaceous extinction - the end of the dinosaurs.- The rise of mammals, the Genus Homo, and the ongoing extinction event.- Conclusion.
Autoren-Porträt von George H. Shaw
George Shaw has had a career as a professor of geosciences, and focused on geophysics, especially high-pressure measurements of elastic properties. He taught at University of Minnesota (14 years; Minneapolis, MN) and Union College (Schenectady, NY), as well as being awarded an NSF post-doctoral fellowship at Edinburgh, Scotland, and American Geophysical Union Congressional Science Fellowship. Dr. Shaw worked for a congressman from Washington State, on energy and environmental issues, and particularly on the formulation and passage of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. At Minnesota Shaw developed with a colleague a course in energy resources and policy, which he taught for about ten years and which he continued to teach at Union. About fifteen years ago he initiated a course called "Great Moments in the History of Life", starting with the origin of the universe and chemical elements and continuing through the Anthropocene. This revived an old interest in early Earthhistory and especially the conditions preceding and surrounding the origin of life. This book is the result of that revived interest.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: George H. Shaw
- 2018, 1st ed. 2018, VIII, 85 Seiten, 19 farbige Abbildungen, Masse: 17,4 x 25 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 3319992163
- ISBN-13: 9783319992167
- Erscheinungsdatum: 21.12.2018
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"The book would be a wonderful resource for advanced undergraduates or for a graduate-level seminar, as each chapter focuses on a key question regarding life on Earth. ... The index is brief; the few images are useful additions to the text. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty and professionals." (L. T. Spencer, Choice, Vol. 56 (11), July, 2019)
Kommentar zu "Great Moments in the History of Life"
0 Gebrauchte Artikel zu „Great Moments in the History of Life“
| Zustand | Preis | Porto | Zahlung | Verkäufer | Rating |
|---|
Schreiben Sie einen Kommentar zu "Great Moments in the History of Life".
Kommentar verfassen