Jim Baggott (Freelance science writer)

Origins

The Scientific Story of Creation

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Produktbeschreibung

Jim Baggott sets out the scientific story of creation - 13.8 billion years from the Big Bang to human consciousness, via the origins of space and time, mass and light, stars, the habitable earth, and life itself. From astrophysics to biology, the whole inspiring picture is here.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 154mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 712g
• ISBN-13: 9780198826002
• ISBN-10: 0198826001
• Artikelnr.: 51252267

Autorenporträt

Jim Baggott is a freelance science writer. He was a lecturer in chemistry at the University of Reading but left to work with Shell International Petroleum Company and then as an independent business consultant and trainer. His many books include Higgs: The Invention and Discovery of the 'God Particle' (OUP, 2012), A Quantum Story: A History in 40 Moments (OUP, 2011) and A Beginner's Guide to Reality (Penguin, 2005).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1: In the 'Beginning': The Origin of Space, Time and Energy
2: Breaking the Symmetry: The Origin of Mass
3: The Last Scattering Surface: The Origin of Light
4: Setting the Firmament Alight: The Origin of Stars and Galaxies
5: Synthesis: The Origin of Chemical Complexity
6: Sol: The Origin of the Sun and its Planets
7: Terra Firma: The Origin of a Habitable Earth
8: The Cosmic Imperative: The Origin of Life
9: Symbiosis
10: A Song of Ice and Fire: The Origin of Species
11: The Human Stain: The Origin of Humanity
12: Cogito Ergo Sum: The Origin of Human Consciousness
Epilogue
Appendix: Powers of Ten
Bibliography
Index