A journey across 13.8 billion years that distills a complete history of the universe—from the mysterious and sudden birth of the cosmos to the rise of modern humans, and everything in between—in an ultra-accessible, uncommonly illuminating, and thrillingly fast-paced chronicle of key events
A journey across 13.8 billion years that distills a complete history of the universe—from the mysterious and sudden birth of the cosmos to the rise of modern humans, and everything in between—in an ultra-accessible, uncommonly illuminating, and thrillingly fast-paced chronicle of key eventsHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
David Baker is a history and science writer who holds the world’s first PhD in Big History (the field that explores patterns in deep time and across the natural and social sciences). He is an award-winning lecturer, has written educational videos seen by millions of people, and is the author of The Shortest History of Our Universe. He lives in Tropical North Queensland, Australia. John Green is the award-winning author of mega-bestsellers like The Fault in Our Stars (over five million copies sold) and The Anthropocene Reviewed .
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Contents Foreword by John Green Introduction Part One: The Inanimate Phase The Big Bang Stars, Galaxies, and Complexity Origin of the Earth Part Two: The Animate Phase Life and Evolution Explosions and Extinctions Primate Evolution Part Three: The Cultural Phase Human Foragers The Dawn of Agriculture Agrarian States The Unification of the World The Anthropocene Part Four: The Unknown Phase The Near and Deep Future Acknowledgments Further Reading Image Credits Index
Contents Foreword by John Green Introduction Part One: The Inanimate Phase The Big Bang Stars, Galaxies, and Complexity Origin of the Earth Part Two: The Animate Phase Life and Evolution Explosions and Extinctions Primate Evolution Part Three: The Cultural Phase Human Foragers The Dawn of Agriculture Agrarian States The Unification of the World The Anthropocene Part Four: The Unknown Phase The Near and Deep Future Acknowledgments Further Reading Image Credits Index
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