The Origins of Everything in 100 Pages (More or Less) - David Bercovici

Covering 13.8 billion years in some 100 pages a calculatedly concise wryly intelligent history of everything from the Big Bang to the advent of human civilization With wonder wit and flair-and in record time and space-geophysicist David Bercovici explains how everything came to be everywhere from the creation of stars and galaxies to the formation of Earth's atmosphere and oceans to the origin of life and human civilization. Bercovici marries humor and legitimate scientific intrigue rocketing readers across nearly fourteen billion years and making connections between the essential theories that give us our current understanding of topics as varied as particle physics plate tectonics and photosynthesis. Bercovici's unique literary endeavor is a treasure trove of real compelling science and fascinating history providing both science lovers and complete neophytes with an unforgettable introduction to the fields of cosmology geology genetics climate science human evolution and more.

TITLE: The Origins of Everything in 100 Pages (More or Less)

AUTHOR: David Bercovici

SKU: 9780300230505

PUBLISHER: Yale University Press

DATE PUBLISHED: 05/01/2018

PLACE PUBLISHED: United States

PAGES: 152

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 143 mm x 191 mm

WEIGHT: 227 gr