Overview
In this thrilling history, David Baker captures the longest-possible time span--from the Big Bang to the present day--in an astonishingly concise retelling. His impressive timeline includes the ""rise of complexity"" in the cosmos and the creation of the first atoms; the origin of all galaxies, stars, and our solar system; and the evolution of life on Earth, from tiny single-celled organisms to human beings. Weaving together insights across the sciences--including chemistry, physics, biology, archaeology, and anthropology--Baker answers the fundamental questions: How did time begin? Why does matter exist? What made life on Earth the way it is? He also argues that never before has life on Earth been forced to adjust to a changing climate so rapidly, nor has one species ever been responsible for such sudden change. Baker's grand view offers the clearest picture of what may come next--and the role we can still play in our planet's fate.
Full Product Details
Author: David Baker ,
John Green
Publisher: The Experiment LLC
Imprint: The Experiment LLC
Dimensions:
Width: 13.30cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.236kg
ISBN: 9781615199730
ISBN 10: 161519973
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 02 May 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""Baker introduces us not only to the history of our species and our planet, but the history of our vast universe.""--from the foreword by John Green, author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and The Fault in Our Stars Praise for the Australian edition ""It's quite a feat to . . . fit this Big History into a 'shortest history.'""--Insights Magazine ""Operates at such a vast scale that it cannot help but brush up against the eternal and the profound.""--Kurt Johnson, Sydney Morning Herald"
Baker introduces us not only to the history of our species and our planet, but the history of our vast universe. --from the foreword by John Green, author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and The Fault in Our Stars
Author Information
David Baker is a history and science writer who holds the world's first PhD in Big History (the field that explores patterns in deep time and across the natural and social sciences). He is an award-winning lecturer, has written educational videos seen by millions of people, and is the author of The Shortest History of Our Universe. He lives in Tropical North Queensland, Australia. John Green is the award-winning author of mega-bestsellers like The Fault in Our Stars (over five million copies sold) and The Anthropocene Reviewed.
