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Gribbin, John

 
9781118147979: Alone in the Universe: Why Our Planet Is Unique
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ISBN 10 : 1118147979 ISBN 13 : 9781118147979
Editeur : Trade Paper Press, 2011

Synopsis

The acclaimed author of In Search of Schröouml;dinger's Cat searches for life on other planets

Are we alone in the universe? Surely amidst the immensity of the cosmos there must be other intelligent life out there. Don't be so sure, says John Gribbin, one of today's best popular science writers. In this fascinating and intriguing new book, Gribbin argues that the very existence of intelligent life anywhere in the cosmos is, from an astrophysicist's point of view, a miracle. So why is there life on Earth and (seemingly) nowhere else? What happened to make this planet special? Taking us back some 600 million years, Gribbin lets you experience the series of unique cosmic events that were responsible for our unique form of life within the Milky Way Galaxy.

  • Written by one of our foremost popular science writers, author of the bestselling In Search of Schrödinger's Cat
  • Offers a bold answer to the eternal question, "Are we alone in the universe?"
  • Explores how the impact of a "supercomet" with Venus 600 million years ago created our moon, and along with it, the perfect conditions for life on Earth

From one of our most talented science writers, this book is a daring, fascinating exploration into the dawning of the universe, cosmic collisions and their consequences, and the uniqueness of life on Earth.

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À propos de l'auteur

JOHN GRIBBIN is one of today's greatest writers of popular science and the author of bestselling books including "In Search of the Multiverse" (Wiley), "In Search of Schrodinger's Cat," and "Science: A History." He trained as an astrophysicist at Cambridge University and is now Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex.

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Éditeur
Trade Paper Press
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1118147979
ISBN 13 
9781118147979
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
240
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