Origins: The Scientific Story of Creation
| AUTHOR | Baggott, Jim |
| PUBLISHER | Oxford University Press, USA (08/14/2018) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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What is life? Where do we come from and how did we evolve? What is the universe and how was it formed? What is the nature of the material world? How does it work? How and why do we think? What does it mean to be human? How do we know? There are many different versions of our creation story. This book tells the version according to modern science. It is a unique account, starting at the Big Bang and travelling right up to the emergence of humans as conscious intelligent beings, 13.8 billion years later. Chapter by chapter, it sets out the current state of scientific knowledge: the origins of space and time; energy, mass, and light; galaxies, stars, and our sun; the habitable earth, and complex life itself. Drawing together the physical and biological sciences, Baggott recounts what we currently know of our history, highlighting the questions science has yet to answer.
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ISBN-13:
9780198826002
ISBN-10:
0198826001
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
432
Carton Quantity:
10
Product Dimensions:
6.00 x 0.80 x 9.10 inches
Weight:
1.63 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Maps,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Space Science - Cosmology
Science | Life Sciences - Evolution
Dewey Decimal:
523.1
Library of Congress Control Number:
2017964288
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What is life? Where do we come from and how did we evolve? What is the universe and how was it formed? What is the nature of the material world? How does it work? How and why do we think? What does it mean to be human? How do we know? There are many different versions of our creation story. This book tells the version according to modern science. It is a unique account, starting at the Big Bang and travelling right up to the emergence of humans as conscious intelligent beings, 13.8 billion years later. Chapter by chapter, it sets out the current state of scientific knowledge: the origins of space and time; energy, mass, and light; galaxies, stars, and our sun; the habitable earth, and complex life itself. Drawing together the physical and biological sciences, Baggott recounts what we currently know of our history, highlighting the questions science has yet to answer.
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Author:
Baggott, Jim
Jim Baggott books have been widely acclaimed and include "A Beginner s Guide to Reality";" The Meaning of Quantum Physics"; and" Beyond Measure: Modern Physics, " "Philosophy, and the Meaning of Quantum Theory". He lives in England.
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