When the Asteroid Hits: Earth Impacts and Extinction Events in Popular Culture

The incomprehensible notion of a very large chunk of ice or rock from outer space smashing into...
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Author: Allen a. Debus
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When the Asteroid Hits: Earth Impacts and Extinction Events in Popular Culture by Debus, Allen a.

When the Asteroid Hits: Earth Impacts and Extinction Events in Popular Culture

$188.55

When the Asteroid Hits: Earth Impacts and Extinction Events in Popular Culture

$188.55
Author: Allen a. Debus
Format: Paperback
Language: English

The incomprehensible notion of a very large chunk of ice or rock from outer space smashing into the Earth has only become mainstream within the past two centuries. Though early writers imagined the utterly fantastic consequences of comet collisions and speculated on the devastation they might wreak, it was not until the 1980s when scientists finally resolved that dinosaurs were extinguished by an asteroid 66 million years ago. This startling announcement captivated the media and tilted the science fiction world but in reality, history may have been punctuated repeatedly by such events.

This book collects and analyzes ideas of asteroid, comet, and planetary impacts with Earth spanning two centuries, from the first realization of extinctions in fossil records to the new millennium, reflected in scores of sci-fi stories, films, and televised science documentaries. The author examines social and geopolitical fears tied to the prospect of a cosmic-borne catastrophe. Science, fiction, and speculation are artfully melded.



Author: Allen a. Debus
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 10/03/2024
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9781476694580

About the Author
Allen A. Debus, a retired environmental chemist, has long been infatuated with dinosaurs, paleontology, science fiction, Godzilla and King Kong. He has written several books addressing prehistoric creatures--both real and fictional--in popular culture, and attends Chicagoland's Wizard World and G-Fest. He is a member of the G-Fan Hall of Fame and lives in Hanover Park, Illinois.

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