Lewis Dartnell

Life in the Universe

A Beginner's Guide

Buch

Astrobiology, the study of life and its existence in the universe, is now one of the hottest areas of both popular science and serious academic research, fusing biology, chemistry, astrophysics, and geology. In this masterful introduction, Lewis Dartnell explores its latest findings, and delves into some of the most fascinating questions in science. What actually is 'life'? Could it exist on other planets? Could alien cells be based on silicon rather than carbon, or need ammonia instead of water? Introducing some of the most extreme lifeforms on Earth - those thriving in boiling acid or huddled around deep-sea volcanoes - Dartnell takes us on… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-85168-505-9
EAN: 9781851685059
Produktnummer: 2548975
Verlag: Oneworld Publications
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Seitenangabe: 224 S.
Masse: H19.7 cm x B19.1 cm x D1.4 cm 174 g
Abbildungen: illustrations
Gewicht: 174
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Lewis Dartnell is currently researching at CoMPLEX (the Centre for Mathematics & Physics in the Life Sciences and Experimental Biology), at University College London. He has won three national science writing prizes, including second place in the prestigious Daily Telegraph / BASF Young Science Writer Award.