A Most Improbable Story: The Evolution of the Universe, Life, and Humankind

Author:   Steven J. Theroux
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781032218540


Pages:   302
Publication Date:   26 July 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Steven J. Theroux
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.657kg
ISBN:  

9781032218540


ISBN 10:   1032218541
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   26 July 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Preface Introduction Perspective Matters, But Perspective Isn’t Everything – Envisioning Humankind’s Place in the Universe Part I: The Making of a Habitable World 1. In the Beginning – The Genesis of the Universe 2. The Life and Death of a Star 3. The Milky Way – A Goldilocks Galaxy 4. The Galactic Cradle 5. The Inimitable Earth Part II: The Emergence of Life From a Lifeless World 6. Let There Be Life - The Rise of the Prokaryotes 7. Evolution – The Generator of Life’s Diversity 8. The Birth of the Superkingdoms – Prokaryotes, Achaea, and Eukaryotes 9. Partnering Up – The Journey from Single Cell Eukaryotes to Multicellular Animals 10. The Blossoming of Terrestrial Life 11. The Emergence of Genus Homo – The Earth’s First Humans Come Into Being 12. The Genesis of Behaviorally Modern Homo sapiens – A Cognitively Advanced Human That Can Reflect Upon Its Existence 13. Peering into Life’s Future Epilogue

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Steven J. Theroux was Professor and Chair of the Natural Sciences department at Assumption University in Massachusetts. He currently teaches Genetics and Biology of Cancer at Harvard University and Assumption University.

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