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ISBN
9781633887695

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Publisher
Prometheus Books, Publishers
ISBN-10
1633887693
ISBN-13
9781633887695
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10050399570

Product Key Features

Book Title
Stardust Revolution : the New Story of Our Origin in the Stars
Number of Pages
376 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Evolution, Cosmology, Life Sciences / Biology, Astronomy
Publication Year
2022
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Author
Jacob Berkowitz
Format
Trade Paperback

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1 in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6 in

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Trade
LCCN
2021-035492
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"Our ancestors are stars in this 'extreme genealogy,' which follows the history of discoveries that blossomed into a new field. . . . Berkowitz gracefully chronicles the work and passion of physicists, chemists, and other 'stardust scientists' who probe the universe for signs of life."-Scientific American, "Our ancestors are stars in this 'extreme genealogy,' which follows the history of discoveries that blossomed into a new field. . . . Berkowitz gracefully chronicles the work and passion of physicists, chemists, and other 'stardust scientists' who probe the universe for signs of life."-Scientific American "An engaging, lively discussion of the astronomy and biology underpinning the new sciences of astrochemistry and astrobiology.... A pleasurable read.... Highly recommended." -Choice "[An] intriguing look at . . . 'stardust science,' a surprising blend of astronomy and evolutionary biology. . . . With an engaging tone and accessible science, Berkowitz shows how the current search for Earth-like planets orbiting other stars could also reveal [other life-forms] born of the same dust that made us." -Publishers Weekly "With a delightfully readable style, Berkowitz illuminates the greatest scientific story of our time: the search for humanity's origin and place in the cosmos." -Steven J. Dick, former NASA chief historian and author of Life on Other Worlds "In [t]his lively and meticulous book, Berkowitz tells the incredible story of how we're discovering our true cosmic origins-reflected in every atom, molecule, and grain of matter in the universe. Read it and you'll never look at the night sky, or yourself, the same way again." -Dr. Caleb Scharf, director of astrobiology at Columbia University and author of Gravity's Engines
Dewey Decimal
523.1
Synopsis
Three great scientific revolutions have shaped our understanding of the cosmos and our relationship to it. The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries witnessed the Copernican Revolution, which bodychecked the Earth as the pivot point of creation and joined us with the rest of the cosmos as one planet among many orbiting the Sun. Three centuries later came the second great scientific revolution: the Darwinian Revolution. It removed us from a distinct, divine biological status to place us wholly in the ebb and flow of all terrestrial life. This book describes how we're in the midst of a third great scientific revolution, five centuries in the making: the Stardust Revolution. It is the merging of the once-disparate realms of astronomy and evolutionary biology, and of the Copernican and Darwinian Revolutions, placing life in a cosmic context. The Stardust Revolutiontakes readers on a grand journey that begins on the summit of California's Mount Wilson, where astronomers first realized that the universe is both expanding and evolving, to a radio telescope used to identify how organic molecules-the building blocks of life-are made by stars. It's an epic story told through a scientific cast that includes some of the twentieth century's greatest minds-including Nobel laureate Charles Townes, who discovered cosmic water-as well as the most ambitious scientific explorers of the twenty-first century, those racing to find another living planet. Today, an entirely new breed of scientists-astrobiologists and astrochemists-are taking the study of life into the space age. Astrobiologists study the origins, evolution, and distribution of life, not just on Earth, but in the universe. Stardust science is filling in the missing links in our evolutionary story, ones that extend our family tree back to the stars., In 1957, as Americans obsessed over the launch of the Soviet Sputnik satellite, another less noticed space-based scientific revolution was taking off. That year, astrophysicists solved a centuries-old quest for the origins of the elements, from carbon to uranium. The answer they found wasn't on Earth, but in the stars. Their research showed that we are literally stardust. The year also marked the first conference that considered the origin of life on Earth in an astrophysical context. It was the marriage of two of the seemingly strangest bedfellows-astronomy and biology-and a turning point that award-winning science author Jacob Berkowitz calls the Stardust Revolution. In this captivating story of an exciting, deeply personal, new scientific revolution, Berkowitz weaves together the latest research results to reveal a dramatically different view of the twinkling night sky-not as an alien frontier but as our cosmic birthplace. Reporting from the frontlines of discovery, Berkowitz uniquely captures how Stardust scientists are probing not the universe's physical structure but rather its biological nature. Evolutioanary theory is entering the space age. From the amazing discovery of cosmic clouds of life's chemical building blocks to the dramatic quest for an alien Earth, Berkowitz expertly chronicles the most profound scientific search of our era: to know not just if we are alone but how we are connected. Like opening a long-hidden box of old family letters and diaries, The Stardust Revolution offers us a new view of where we've come from and brings to light our journey from Stardust to thinking beings. Book jacket., This book describes how we're in the midst of a third great scientific revolution, five centuries in the making: the Stardust Revolution. It is the merging of the once-disparate realms of astronomy and evolutionary biology, and of the Copernican and Darwinian Revolutions, placing life in a cosmic context.
LC Classification Number
QH326.B47 2022

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