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Author: David Baker
Publisher: Shortest History
Published: 2023-05-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781615199730
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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
Author: Joseph Silk
Publisher: Times Books
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780716750482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSurveys our current understanding of the creation of the universe, traces the history of the development of the Big Bang theory, and discusses recent discoveries in cosmology
Author: David Baker
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Published: 2023-07-17
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9395624566
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"‘This writing is brilliant’ JOHN GREEN ‘A captivating exploration – through life, the universe and everything’ PS News ‘It’s quite a feat to fit this Big History into a “shortest history”’ Insights Magazine ‘Inspires people to look more deeply at the world around them’ Eastern Riverina Chronicle ‘An interesting journey’ The Area News WHERE DID WE COME FROM AND WHERE ARE WE GOING? How did time begin? When was the Earth born? What conditions led to the evolution of humans? Will we survive the Anthropocene? Is it really true that we’re all made from stars? In this fascinating work, science writer David Baker traces the continuum of historical change in the cosmos – from the first atoms to the first life and then to humans and the things we have created. The Shortest History of the Universe compels us to look beyond the chaos of worldly affairs and points at what might come next in the story of the universe. Weaving together knowledge from chemistry, biology and physics with insights from the social sciences, this shortest Big History takes a bird’s eye view of 13.8 billion years."
Author: David Baker
Publisher: The Experiment, LLC
Published: 2023-05-02
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 1615199748
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA complete history of the universe, spanning 13.8 billion years in an ultra-accessible, uncommonly illuminating, exhilarating chronicle of key events “Baker introduces us not only to the history of our species and our planet, but the history of our vast universe.”—from the foreword by John Green, author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and The Fault in Our Stars In this thrilling history, David Baker captures the longest-possible time span—from the Big Bang to the present day—in an astonishingly concise retelling. His impressive timeline includes the “rise of complexity” in the cosmos and the creation of the first atoms; the origin of all galaxies, stars, and our solar system; and the evolution of life on Earth, from tiny single-celled organisms to human beings. Weaving together insights across the sciences—including chemistry, physics, biology, archaeology, and anthropology—Baker answers the fundamental questions: How did time begin? Why does matter exist? What made life on Earth the way it is? He also argues that never before has life on Earth been forced to adjust to a changing climate so rapidly, nor has one species ever been responsible for such sudden change. Baker’s grand view offers the clearest picture of what may come next—and the role we can still play in our planet’s fate.
Author: Preston Cloud
Publisher:
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 372
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: J.P. McEvoy
Publisher: Robinson Publishing
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9781845296841
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince the dawn of time, men have gazed at the stars and attempted to chart the heavens. In this book, astrophysicist Joe McEvoy tells the story of this eternal striving to uncover the mysteries of the universe.
Author: David Baker
Publisher:
Published: 2022-07-19
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781760643614
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow did time begin? What conditions led to humans evolving on Earth? Will we survive the Anthropocene? And is it really true that we're all made from stars? The Shortest History of the World follows the continuum of historical change in the cosmos - from the Big Bang, through the evolution of life, to human history. Combining knowledge from chemistry, biology and physics with insights from the social sciences and humanities, The Shortest History of the World takes a bird's eye view of 13.8 billion years. In this compelling and revealing book, David Baker traces the rise of complexity in the cosmos, from the first atoms to the first life and then to humans and the things we have made. He shows us how simple clumps of hydrogen gas transformed into complex human societies. This approach - Big History - allows us to see beyond the chaos of human affairs to the overall trajectory. Finally, Baker looks at the dramatic and sudden changes we're making to our planet and its biosphere and how history hints at what might come next. 'We have been the dominant species on this planet for the briefest flicker of our history, and until we understand that, we can't reckon meaningfully with the dramatic and sudden changes we're making to our planet and its biosphere.' -John Green
Author: Brian F Taylor
Publisher:
Published: 2020-09-30
Total Pages: 42
ISBN-13: 9780995634664
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow it was in the Beginning, is Now and ever will Be.
Author: Bill Bryson
Publisher: Anchor Canada
Published: 2012-05-15
Total Pages: 624
ISBN-13: 0385674503
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey -- into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer. In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail -- well, most of it. In In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the most lethal wildlife Australia has to offer. Now, in his biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand -- and, if possible, answer -- the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. Taking as territory everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. To that end, he has attached himself to a host of the world’s most advanced (and often obsessed) archaeologists, anthropologists, and mathematicians, travelling to their offices, laboratories, and field camps. He has read (or tried to read) their books, pestered them with questions, apprenticed himself to their powerful minds. A Short History of Nearly Everything is the record of this quest, and it is a sometimes profound, sometimes funny, and always supremely clear and entertaining adventure in the realms of human knowledge, as only Bill Bryson can render it. Science has never been more involving or entertaining.
Author: J.P. McEvoy
Publisher: Robinson
Published: 2009-11-05
Total Pages: 403
ISBN-13: 1849012164
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince the dawn of humanity, men have attempted to divine the nature of the heavens. The first astronomers mapped the movement of the seasons and used the positions of the constellations for augurs and astrology. Today, the search goes ever deeper into the nature of reality and life itself. In this accessible overview, astrophysicist J.P. McEvoy tells the story of how our knowledge of the cosmos has developed. He puts in context many of the greatest discoveries of all time and many of the dominant personalities: Aristotle, Copernicus, and Isaac Newton, and as we approach the modern era, Einstein, Eddington, and Hawking.
