James Lovelock Et Al. La Terre Et Moi

Author:   Lord Martin Rees ,  Lisa Randall ,  Lee R Kump ,  Tim Radford
Publisher:   Taschen GmbH
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9783836553933


Pages:   168
Publication Date:   17 October 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Nous sommes ensevelis sous des montagnes de donnees qui s'accumulent rapidement. Dans un tel contexte, ce livre, plutot que d'ajouter un surcroit de donnees a la masse existante, a pour objet de contribuer a une vraie comprehension des enjeux. -- James Lovelock Les humains sont des creatures extraordinaires. Intelligents, habiles et curieux, nous avons su nous adapter et trouver le moyen de devenir l'espece dominante de la planete. Notre emprise est si grande que certains parlent d'une nouvelle ere geologique, l'Anthropocene, caracterisee par les changements provoques par l'homme qui touchent l'ensemble de cette planete bleue que nous appelons notre Terre. Cette superiorite induit notre responsabilite autant que notre opportunite comment envisager notre present et notre avenir? De quel savoir avons-nous besoin? Dirige par James Lovelock, inventeur de l'hypothese Gaia, ce recueil d'essais illustre reunit une equipe chevronnee de penseurs et de scientifiques pour permettre une comprehension profonde de qui nous sommes, comment nous vivons et vers quel monde nous allons. En echo a cette theorie qui considere notre planete comme un tout forme d'une multitude d'ecosystemes, La Terre et Moi encourage la connaissance globale. A travers ses 12 chapitres, on decouvre a la fois les details complexes et les immenses structures de notre espece et de notre planete, depuis notre univers en constante evolution jusqu'a nos cellules infiniment petites mais si puissantes. On observe ainsi les explosions stellaires autant que la richesse des ecosystemes qui fourmillent sous nos pieds, on se plonge dans les rouages neurologiques qui accompagnent toute prise de decision, on apprehende le climat dans son ensemble et l'on s'emerveille de notre proximite grandissante avec la technologie. Parmi les sommites mondiales qui ont contribue a ce livre figurent la physicienne quantique Lisa Randall, l'Astronome royal Martin Rees, le biologiste recompense par le prix Pulitzer Edward O. Wilson et le neuroscientifique et Prix-Nobel Eric Kandel. Grace aux illustrations dynamiques de l'artiste britannique Jack Hudson, le resultat constitue une source d'inspiration pour tous les esprits curieux, jeunes et vieux, et une boite a outils de reference pour nous informer et nous eclairer sur l'avenir.

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Author:   Lord Martin Rees ,  Lisa Randall ,  Lee R Kump ,  Tim Radford
Publisher:   Taschen GmbH
Imprint:   Taschen GmbH
Dimensions:   Width: 21.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 27.40cm
Weight:   1.043kg
ISBN:  

9783836553933


ISBN 10:   3836553937
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   17 October 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Language:   French

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...a beautiful, handy explainer on the evolution of the planet. This book reminds me of a children's book I had my mother read over and over to me when I was four years old, You Will Go to the Moon, by Mae and Ira Freeman. That book inspired me like non other and I have been working at the Kennedy Space Center for the past 27 years. The Earth and I, is an inspirational book similar to the one mentioned above. Genius contributors, well illustrated, crucially important message and I believe it to be an instant Classic to be cherished for generations to come. A very timely book indeed from one of the finest minds still gracing this planet, James Lovelock. Father of the Gaia hypothesis. Across 12 chapters, you'll take in the intricate details and immense structures of our species and our planet, from our minuscule but mighty cells to our ever-expanding universe. ...a beautifully illustrated book of essays...


...a beautifully illustrated book of essays... --The Guardian Across 12 chapters, you'll take in the intricate details and immense structures of our species and our planet, from our minuscule but mighty cells to our ever-expanding universe. --ES Magazine This book reminds me of a children's book I had my mother read over and over to me when I was four years old, You Will Go to the Moon, by Mae and Ira Freeman. That book inspired me like non other and I have been working at the Kennedy Space Center for the past 27 years. The Earth and I, is an inspirational book similar to the one mentioned above. Genius contributors, well illustrated, crucially important message and I believe it to be an instant Classic to be cherished for generations to come. A very timely book indeed from one of the finest minds still gracing this planet, James Lovelock. Father of the Gaia hypothesis. --Customer review ...a beautiful, handy explainer on the evolution of the planet. --Wired.com


This book reminds me of a children's book I had my mother read over and over to me when I was four years old, You Will Go to the Moon, by Mae and Ira Freeman. That book inspired me like non other and I have been working at the Kennedy Space Center for the past 27 years. The Earth and I, is an inspirational book similar to the one mentioned above. Genius contributors, well illustrated, crucially important message and I believe it to be an instant Classic to be cherished for generations to come. A very timely book indeed from one of the finest minds still gracing this planet, James Lovelock. Father of the Gaia hypothesis. Across 12 chapters, you'll take in the intricate details and immense structures of our species and our planet, from our minuscule but mighty cells to our ever-expanding universe. ...a beautifully illustrated book of essays... ...a beautiful, handy explainer on the evolution of the planet.


Des croquis tout a fait explicites et originaux... un ouvrage essentiel pour que chacun se forge sa propre idee et s'engage, a son niveau, a la sauvegarde de la Terre! Un livre tres clair au service d'un projet tres ambitieux... tout le monde peut y trouver son compte.


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Martin Rees is the UK Astronomer Royal and Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge. He has authored or co-authored more than 500 research papers and eight books, with special interests in high-energy astrophysics and early generation of stars and galaxies. Rees's international awards include the Balzan Prize and the World Cultural Council's Einstein Award. Lisa Randall is Professor of Science at Harvard University and a leading expert on particle physics and cosmology. Her research focuses in particular on extra dimensions of space. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was on the list of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2007. Lee R. Kump is Professor and Departmental Head of Geosciences at Penn State. He is a fellow of the Geological Societies of America and London and an affiliate of the NASA Astrobiology Institute and Penn State's Earth System Science Center. In 2000, he was awarded the Geological Society of America's Distinguished Service Medal. Tim Radford is a freelance journalist and former science editor of The Guardian. He won the Association of British Science Writers' science writer of the year award four times and a lifetime achievement award in 2005. He is an honorary fellow of the British Science Association and fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Vicky Pope is Head of Integration and Growth at the UK Met Office. She was a founding member of the Hadley Centre, set up in 1990 to provide climate predictions to underpin government policy, and served on the Global Environmental Change Committee between 2005-10. Edward O. Wilson is University Research Professor Emeritus at Harvard and recognized as one of the world's most distinguished scientists, as well as the father of biodiversity. A biologist and naturalist, with a particular specialism in the behavior of ants, Wilson draws on his deep knowledge of the Earth's smaller creatures to explore the planet's intricately interconnected natural systems. Oliver Morton is a science writer and editor, with numerous contributions to Discover, National Geographic, and Wired, among other publications. He is Briefings Editor at The Economist and former News and Features Editor at Nature. Morton is a fellow of the Hybrid Vigor Institute, created to facilitate the exchange and cultivation of interest in interdisciplinary science research. Eric Kandel is a Professor of Brain Science at Columbia University and founding director of the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior. In 2000, he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his research on the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying learning and memory. John Gray is a political philosopher with interests in analytical philosophy and the history of ideas. He is former Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics and Visiting Professor at Harvard and Yale. Gray contributes regularly to The Guardian, The Times Literary Supplement, and the New Statesman, where he is the lead book reviewer. Fred Pearce is a freelance author and journalist and a fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. He has been the environment consultant of New Scientist since 1992 and won a lifetime achievement award from the Association of British Science Writers in 2011. Bryan Appleyard is a freelance journalist and author, and former fellow of the World Economic Forum. He was former Financial News Editor at The Times and is currently a special feature writer for The Sunday Times. Tomas Sedlacek is an economist, university lecturer, and author. Economic advisor to former President Vaclav Havel, Sedlacek is now the Chief Macroeconomic Strategist at CSOB and a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council focused on New Economic Thinking. James Lovelock is an independent scientist, environmentalist, and originator of the Gaia theory which considers the Earth a living and evolving system striving to regulate itself so that contemporary life can flourish. Lovelock has been cited as one of the world's top 100 intellectuals (Prospect), a scientific visionary (The Times), and one of the greatest thinkers of our time (New Scientist). Jack Hudson is a British illustrator with a particular interest in scientific subjects and the interaction of macro and micro scales. His portfolio includes work for The New York Times, Transport for London, Google Chrome, and The Guardian.

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