Informationen zum Autor Daniel R Altschuler, an experienced researcher, educator, and science administrator, is director of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center's Arecibo Observatory and a member of the faculty of the Physics Department of the University of Puerto Rico, at Rio Piedras. Klappentext For the general reader, investigating the surprising connection between stars, our planet and life. Zusammenfassung Fully illustrated! this book deals with the surprising connection between stars! our planet! and life. It investigates aspects of physics! astronomy and geology in the search for answers to questions about where life came from. Written with wit and warmth at a level that any interested reader can understand. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Cooking the elements; 2. The fertilization of space; 3. The birth of planets; 4. Mother Earth; 5. Life; 6. Close encounters of many kinds; 7. Other worlds; 8. The dark crystal ball; 9. Epilogue; Appendix A. Some numbers; Appendix B. World scientists' warning to humanity.

Klappentext

For the general reader, investigating the surprising connection between stars, our planet and life.

Zusammenfassung
Fully illustrated, this book deals with the surprising connection between stars, our planet, and life. It investigates aspects of physics, astronomy and geology in the search for answers to questions about where life came from. Written with wit and warmth at a level that any interested reader can understand.

Inhalt

Preface; 1. Cooking the elements; 2. The fertilization of space; 3. The birth of planets; 4. Mother Earth; 5. Life; 6. Close encounters of many kinds; 7. Other worlds; 8. The dark crystal ball; 9. Epilogue; Appendix A. Some numbers; Appendix B. World scientists' warning to humanity.