A COMPLETE UNCOMPLICATED GUIDE TO THE SCIENCE OF LIFE THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING Most scientists know only their own field Tim Coulson is at home with science as an integrated whole A pleasure to read and a lasting accomplishment Richard Dawkins Step aside Star Wars ours is the most astonishing origin story you ll ever hear and its beautifully told by Tim Coulson Professor Ken Norris Deputy Director of Science at the Natural History Museum Have you ever wondered why you exist What had to happen for you and all life on Earth to come into being What is the true answer to the ultimate question of life the universe and everything In The Universal History of Us Tim Coulson Professor of Zoology at Oxford takes us back to the beginning of everything the Big Bang 13 8 billion years ago From there he leads us step by step along the path to the most astonishing thing we have yet encountered the staggering complexity of the modern human mind Covering physics astronomy chemistry geology the emergence of life evolution consciousness and the rise of humankind yet written to be understood by anyone with a child s curiosity this book takes the biggest story of all and tells it simply grippingly and above all entertainingly It is the hi
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Editorial: Dk
ISBN: 9780241662304
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 464
Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Fecha de lanzamiento: 13/06/2024
Año de edición: 2024
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Escrito por Tim Coulson
Tim Coulson es Profesor de Zoología en la Universidad de Oxford. Ha trabajado como académico, investigando y enseñando biología durante más de tres décadas y ha publicado más de 200 artículos en revistas científicas. La historia universal de nosotros es su primer libro.