T. rex and the Crater of Doom (Princeton Science Library) - Softcover

Alvarez, Walter

 
9780691131030: T. rex and the Crater of Doom (Princeton Science Library)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0691131031 ISBN 13: 9780691131030
Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mount Everest slammed into the Earth, inducing an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen bombs. Vaporized detritus blasted through the atmosphere upon impact, falling back to Earth around the globe. Disastrous environmental consequences ensued: a giant tsunami, continent-scale wildfires, darkness, and cold, followed by sweltering greenhouse heat. When conditions returned to normal, half the plant and animal genera on Earth had perished. This horrific chain of events is now widely accepted as the solution to a great scientific mystery: what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs? Walter Alvarez, one of the Berkeley scientists who discovered evidence of the impact, tells the story behind the development of the initially controversial theory. It is a saga of high adventure in remote locations, of arduous data collection and intellectual struggle, of long periods of frustration ended by sudden breakthroughs, of friendships made and lost, and of the exhilaration of discovery that forever altered our understanding of Earth's geological history.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Walter Alvarez is professor of geology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

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"This is the story of one of the greatest adventures of twentieth-century science, told by the central figure. Walter Alvarez relates the still-evolving story with insight, clarity, and warmth. It is a great read for both scientist and layperson."--Richard Muller, author of Nemesis: The Death Star

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Verlag
Princeton University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0691131031
ISBN 13 
9780691131030
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
208
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