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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United Kingdom
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Glossary, Index
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Edition
- First Edition
- Era
- 2000s
- ISBN
- 9780521817363
- EAN
- 9780521817363
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521817366
ISBN-13
9780521817363
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2253228
Product Key Features
Book Title
Impossible Extinction : Natural Catastrophes and the Supremacy of the Microbial World
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Life Sciences / Ecology, Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Life Sciences / Microbiology, Earth Sciences / Geology, General, Life Sciences / Biology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
15.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-074046
Reviews
'This is an informative, serious yet humorous book written in a chatty, colloquial style … I recommend reading this fascinating account of the status, importance and prevalence of the microbial world.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association, '… worth reading. A highlight is the discussion of why we should not generalize too much from the actual state of the Earth … [recommended] to the lay reader … [and] can also be quickly read by a professional astrobiologist.' Nature, Advance praise:'Here chronicled, in an most entertaining style, is a remarkable journey into the remote reaches of life’s long history - to an ancient world populated by microbes and their kin that have miraculously survived even to the present day. Well-researched. Riveting. A delightful read. And brought to us by Charles Cockell, one of the world’s emerging experts on this history of earthly life and our best possible guide for this fascinating story.’Professor J. William Schopf, UCLA Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life, 'I recommend reading this fascinating account of the status, importance and prevalence of the microbial world.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association, 'Only rarely a book is published in a specific field of science that is (also) of great interest to researchers in other disciplines (in this case, the earth sciences). This book is one of them. ... the book is pleasant reading and is never dull. ... the book is highly interesting, particularly for those who have to do with early life, with microbial paleontology or with present-day ecology.' Journal of Sedimentary Research, '... stimulating ... not too long, generally well informed and written in a reader-friendly style. It will appeal to general readers as well as to scientists who like to reflect outside their own specializations.' John Postgate, Nature Medicine, Advance praise:'Here chronicled, in an most entertaining style, is a remarkable journey into the remote reaches of life's long history - to an ancient world populated by microbes and their kin that have miraculously survived even to the present day. Well-researched. Riveting. A delightful read. And brought to us by Charles Cockell, one of the world's emerging experts on this history of earthly life and our best possible guide for this fascinating story.' Professor J. William Schopf, UCLA Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life, 'This is an informative, serious yet humorous book written in a chatty, colloquial style ... I recommend reading this fascinating account of the status, importance and prevalence of the microbial world.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association, 'Inspirational for anyone considering the possibility of life out there, Earth scientists will enjoy Cockell's infectious (!) enthusiasm for microbes as an apparently impossible Extinction.' The Open University Geological Society Journal, '… stimulating … not too long, generally well informed and written in a reader-friendly style. It will appeal to general readers as well as to scientists who like to reflect outside their own specializations.' John Postgate, Nature Medicine, "This is a stimulating think-piece--not too long, generally well-informed and written in a reader-friendly style. It will appeal to general readers as well as to scientists who like to reflect outside their own specializations." Nature Medicine, 'Impossible Extinction can be seen as a highly readable primer on the basics of the new discipline of astrobiology. Impossible Extinction will be of interest to a wide audience and will do yeoman's service in introducing a new generation to questions that have become prominent in interdisciplinary research over the past 30 years.' Endeavour, 'Here chronicled, in an most entertaining style, is a remarkable journey into the remote reaches of life's long history - to an ancient world populated by microbes and their kin that have miraculously survived even to the present day. Well-researched. Riveting. A delightful read. And brought to us by Charles Cockell, one of the world's emerging experts on this history of earthly life and our best possible guide for this fascinating story.' Professor J. William Schopf, UCLA Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life, 'A fascinating and beautifully-researched account of the dangers that threaten life on our planet during a galactic year - Earth's 225 million-year trek around the centre of the Milky Way. By the end of the book, you'll be wishing that you were a microbe in order to survive.' Dr Heather Couper Past-President, British Astronomical Association, 'This book is an engaging and perilous adventure story of the 225 million year journey of Earth around our home Galaxy, the Milky Way. It contains a vivid description of the many hazards Earth could encounter. The 'heroes' of this adventure are the microorganisms whose remarkable adaptability has arisen from previous hazards that could, in turn, protect them from even greater hazards in the future. It will fascinate the general reader and astrobiologists alike.' Dr Baruch S. Blumberg, Former Director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, Advance praise: 'Here chronicled, in an most entertaining style, is a remarkable journey into the remote reaches of life's long history - to an ancient world populated by microbes and their kin that have miraculously survived even to the present day. Well-researched. Riveting. A delightful read. And brought to us by Charles Cockell, one of the world's emerging experts on this history of earthly life and our best possible guide for this fascinating story.' Professor J. William Schopf, UCLA Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life, '... worth reading. A highlight is the discussion of why we should not generalize too much from the actual state of the Earth ... [recommended] to the lay reader ... [and] can also be quickly read by a professional astrobiologist.' Nature
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
579/.17
Table Of Content
1. The galactic roulette; 2. Primordial leftovers; 3. The microbial menagerie; 4. The record of catastrophe; 5. The sky falls in; 6. Supernova fry up; 7. Fire from below; 8. Intelligent stupidity; 9. The world is not enough?
Synopsis
During the Earth's journey around the Milky Way Galaxy, comets and asteroids strike its surface, stars explode near by, and enormous volcanoes erupt. While many animals and plants become extinct, microbes survive the journey and this engaging book delves into their fascinating world to explain how they survive., Every 225 million years the Earth, and all the life on it, completes one revolution around our Milky Way Galaxy. During this remarkable journey, life is influenced by calamitous changes. Comets and asteroids strike the surface of the Earth, stars explode near by, enormous volcanoes erupt, and more recently, humans litter the planet with waste. Many animals and plants become extinct during the voyage, but humble microbes, simple creatures made of a single cell, survive this journey. This book takes a tour of the microbial world, from the coldest and deepest places on Earth to the hottest and highest, and witnesses some of the most catastrophic events that life can face. Impossible Extinction tells this remarkable story for the general reader explaining how microbes have survived on Earth for over three billion years., Every 225 million years the Earth, and all the life on it, completes one revolution around the Milky Way Galaxy. During this remarkable journey, life is influenced by calamitous changes. Comets and asteroids strike the surface of the Earth, stars explode, enormous volcanoes erupt, and, more recently, humans litter the planet with waste. Many animals and plants become extinct during the voyage, but humble microbes, simple creatures made of a single cell, survive this journey. This book takes a tour of the microbial world, from the coldest and deepest places on Earth to the hottest and highest, and witnesses some of the most catastrophic events that life can face. Impossible Extinction tells this remarkable story to the general reader by explaining how microbes have survived on Earth for over three billion years. Charles Cockell received his doctorate from the University of Oxford, and is currently a microbiologist with rhe Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI), based at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, UK. His research focusses on astrobiology, life in the extremes and the human exploration of Mars. Cockell has been on expeditions to the Arctic, Antarctic, Mongolia, and in 1993 he piloted a modified insect-collecting ultra-light aircraft over the Indonesian rainforests. He is Chair of the Twenty-one Eleven Foundation for Exploration, a charity that supports expeditions that forge links between space exploration and environmentalism.
LC Classification Number
QR100 .C63 2003
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