Hailed by The New York Times for writing “with wonderful clarity about science . . . that effortlessly teaches as it zips along,” nationally bestselling author Robert M. Hazen offers a radical new approach to Earth history in this intertwined tale of the planet’s living and nonliving spheres. With an astrobiologist’s imagination, a historian’s perspective, and a naturalist’s eye, Hazen calls upon twenty-first-century discoveries that have revolutionized geology and enabled scientists to envision Earth’s many iterations in vivid detail—from the mile-high lava tides of its infancy to the early organisms responsible for more than two-thirds of the mineral varieties beneath our feet. Lucid, controversial, and on the cutting edge of its field, The Story of Earth is popular science of the highest order. "A sweeping rip-roaring yarn of immense scope, from the birth of the elements in the stars to meditations on the future habitability of our world." -Science "A fascinating story." -Bill McKibben

The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet

Science & Math

Hazen, Robert M.

Astronomy & Space Science

Penguin??Books

Short essays for non-scientists which explain contemporary topics, such as genetic engineering, the Big Bang theory, DNA, lasers, quarks, enzymes, acid rain, black holes, plate tectonics, the greenhouse effect and Newton's laws of motion.

Science Matters: The Principles of Science Clearly Explained

Treffil, James

Cassell Illustrated*

Knowledge of the basic ideas and principles of science is fundamental to cultural literacy. But most books on science are often too obscure or too specialized to do the general reader much good. Science Matters is a rare exception-a science book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook for introductory courses in high school and college, and yet well-written enough to appeal to general readers uncomfortable with scientific jargon and complicated mathematics. And now, revised and expanded for the first time in nearly two decades, it is up-to-date, so that readers can enjoy Hazen and Trefil's refreshingly accessible explanations of the most recent developments in science, from particle physics to biotechnology.

Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy

TREFIL, JAMES

Reference

Anchor

Life on Earth arose nearly 4 billion years ago, bursting forth from air, water, and rock. Though the process obeyed all the rules of chemistry and physics, the details of that original event pose as deep a mystery as any facing science. How did non-living chemicals become alive? While the question is (deceivingly) simple, the answers are unquestionably complex. Science inevitably plays a key role in any discussion of lifeâ€™s origins, dealing less with the question of why life appeared on Earth than with where, when, and how it emerged on the blasted, barren face of our primitive planet. Astrobiologist Robert Hazen has spent many years dealing with the fundamental questions of lifeâ€™s genesis. As an active research scientist, he is down deep in all the messy details that science has to offer on the subject, tracing the inexorable sequence of events that led to the complicated interactions of carbonbased molecules. As he takes us through the astounding process of emergence, we are witness to the first tentative steps toward lifeâ€"from the unfathomable abundance of carbon biomolecules synthesized in the black vacuum of space to the surface of the Earth to deep within our planetâ€™s restless crust. We are privy to the breathtaking drama that rapidly unfolds as life prevails. The theory of emergence is poised to answer a multitude of questionsâ€"even as it raises the possibility that natural processes exist beyond what we now know, perhaps beyond what we even comprehend. Genesis tells the tale of transforming scientific advances in our quest for lifeâ€™s origins. Written with grace, beauty, and authority, it goes directly to the heart of who we are and why we are here. Table of Contents <ul>
<li>Front Matter</li>
<li>Prologue</li>
<li>Part I Emergence and the Origin of Life -- 1 The Missing Law</li>
<li>2 What Is Life?</li>
<li>3 Looking for Life</li>
<li>4 Earth's Smallest Fossils</li>
<li>5 Idiosyncrasies</li>
<li>Interlude-God in the Gaps</li>
<li>Part II The Emergence of Biomolecules -- 6 Stanley Miller's Spark of Genius</li>
<li>7 Heaven or Hell?</li>
<li>8 Under Pressure</li>
<li>9 Productive Environments</li>
<li>Interlude-Mythos Versus Logos</li>
<li>Part III The Emergence of Macromolecules -- 10 The Macromolecules of Life</li>
<li>11 Isolation</li>
<li>12 Minerals to the Rescue</li>
<li>13 Left and Right</li>
<li>Interlude-Where Are the Women?</li>
<li>Part IV The Emergence of Self-Replicating Systems -- 14 Wheels Within Wheels</li>
<li>15 The Iron-Sulfur World</li>
<li>16 The RNA World</li>
<li>17 The Pre-RNA World</li>
<li>18 The Emergence of Competition</li>
<li>19 Three Scenarios for the Origin of Life</li>
<li>Epilogue-The Journey Ahead</li>
<li>Notes</li>
<li>Bibliography</li>
<li>Index</li>
<li>Plates</li>
</ul>

Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origin

Biological Sciences

Joseph Henry Press

This account of Professor Paul Chu's development and perfection of the well-guarded and highly lucrative superconductor is spiced with dramatic details of cut-throat competition from other scientists and private industry

The Breakthrough: The Race for the Superconductor

Ballantine Books

Explains the basic scientific principles that govern our world, and shows how they manifest themselves in our everyday lives

Science Matters

DOUBLEDAY

Current news articles and science books give one the distinct impression that the great questions of science have been answered, and we have reached the "end of science": the great forces of the universe are known, and the basic building blocks of life have been discovered. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. While countless books have explored the at times breathtaking breakthroughs in science over the last two centuries, none has explored the vast- and crucial-questions for which we do not have answers. After all, these are the burning issues and questions driving current research across the globe. What are the great questions upon which the vast machinery of science is spinning its collective gears? In Why Aren't Black Holes Black? scientists Robert M. Hazen and Maxine Singer (President of the Carnegie Institution) take us into the worlds of chemistry, physics, earth sciences and biochemistry, to explore the secrets for which science does not have an answer-and the relentless, coordinated efforts to bring those secrets to light. From the origins of the universe and the nature of life, to the consuming search for a unified field theory and quest to plumb the composition of the earth's core, Hazen &amp; Singer take the reader on a fascinating journey into the realm of the unknown. Written in the mini-essay format that made books like Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things and Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? New York Times bestsellersWhy Aren't Black Holes Black? is popular science at its best and most entertaining.

Why Aren't Black Holes Black?

A Science News Favorite Book of 2019\nAn earth scientist reveals the dynamic biography of the most resonant―and most necessary―chemical element on Earth. Carbon. It’s in the fibers in your hair, the timbers in your walls, the food that you eat, and the air that you breathe. It’s worth billions of dollars as a luxury and half a trillion as a necessity, but there are still mysteries about the element that can be both diamond and coal. Where does it come from, what does it do, and why, above all, does life need it? With poetic storytelling, Robert M. Hazen leads us on a global journey through the origin and evolution of life’s most essential and ubiquitous element. 8 pages of color illustrations

Symphony in C: Carbon and the Evolution of (Almost) Everything

W.W.Norton&Company

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The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet

Science Matters: The Principles of Science Clearly Explained

Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy

Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origin

Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origin

The Breakthrough: The Race for the Superconductor

Science Matters

Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy

Why Aren't Black Holes Black?

Symphony in C: Carbon and the Evolution of (Almost) Everything