A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves

by Walter Álvarez

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Big History, the field that integrates traditional historical scholarship with scientific insights to study the full sweep of our universe, has so far been the domain of historians. Famed geologist Walter Alvarez--best known for the "Impact Theory" explaining dinosaur extinction--has instead championed a science-first approach to Big History. Here he wields his unique expertise to give us a new appreciation for the incredible occurrences--from the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:039329269X

ISBN13:9780393292695

Release Date:November 2016

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:256 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"

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History Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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