Sankar Chatterjee

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From Stardust to First Cells (eBook, PDF)

The Origin and Evolution of Early Life

Beschreibung

Unites and interweaves the various evidences from astronomy, geology, chemistry, and biology to more thoroughly explore the beginning and first evolutionary steps of life

Argues that life most likely arose in four, interconnected hierarchical stages of increasing complexity-cosmic, geological, chemical, and biological

Contends that the most likely crucible for biosynthesis was a hydrothermal crater lake, where life began to brew

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Autor

Sankar Chatterjee is Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professor of Geosciences and Curator of Paleontology at Texas Tech University. He received his Ph.D. from Calcutta University and was a Postdoctoral fellow at the Smithsonian Institution. He taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and George Washington University before he moved to Texas Tech. His current research focuses on astrobiology and the origin of life. He is an elected fellow of the Geological Society of America and the American Association of the Advancement of Science. He led several expeditions to Antarctica, China, India, and the American Southwest in search of dinosaurs and early birds. His previous book, The Rise of Birds (Johns Hopkins University Press), has been translated into many languages.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783031233975
• Artikelnr.: 69014067