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Origin Story: A Big History of Everything by David Christian (Hardcover, 2018)
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'I have long been a fan of David Christian. And why, in comparison, are our closest primate relatives reduced to near-extinction?. Big History creator David Christian gives the answers in a mind-expanding cosmological detective story told on the grandest possible scale.
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How did we get from the Big Bang to today's staggering complexity, in which seven billion humans are connected into networks powerful enough to transform the planet? And why, in comparison, are our closest primate relatives reduced to near-extinction? Big History creator David Christian gives the answers in a mind-expanding cosmological detective story told on the grandest possible scale. He traces how, during eight key thresholds, the right conditions have allowed new forms of complexity to arise, from stars to galaxies, Earth to homo sapiens, agriculture to fossil fuels. This last mega-innovation gave us an energy bonanza that brought huge benefits to mankind, yet also threatens to shake apart everything we have created. This global origin story is one that we could only begin to tell recently, thanks to the underlying unity of modern knowledge. Panoramic in scope and thrillingly told, Origin Story reveals what we learn about human existence when we consider it from a universal scale.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780241254684
eBay Product ID (ePID)18046583697
Product Key Features
Book TitleOrigin Story: a Big History of Everything
AuthorDavid Christian
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicNatural History, Biology, History, Astronomy
Publication Year2018
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height240mm
Item Width162mm
Item Weight625g
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Title_AuthorDavid Christian
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 04 Jan, 2025
Good quality book....
Good quality book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
