Alone in the Universe: Why Our Planet Is Unique by Gribbin, John
Alone in the Universe: Why Our Planet Is Unique by Gribbin, John

Alone in the Universe: Why Our Planet Is Unique

The acclaimed author of In Search of Schrödinger's Cat searches for life on other planetsAre we alone...
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Author: John Gribbin
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Alone in the Universe: Why Our Planet Is Unique by Gribbin, John

Alone in the Universe: Why Our Planet Is Unique

€37,16
Alone in the Universe: Why Our Planet Is Unique by Gribbin, John

Alone in the Universe: Why Our Planet Is Unique

€37,16
Author: John Gribbin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
The acclaimed author of In Search of Schrödinger's Cat searches for life on other planets

Are we alone in the universe? Surely amidst the immensity of the cosmos there must be other intelligent life out there. Don't be so sure, says John Gribbin, one of today's best popular science writers. In this fascinating and intriguing new book, Gribbin argues that the very existence of intelligent life anywhere in the cosmos is, from an astrophysicist's point of view, a miracle. So why is there life on Earth and (seemingly) nowhere else? What happened to make this planet special? Taking us back some 600 million years, Gribbin lets you experience the series of unique cosmic events that were responsible for our unique form of life within the Milky Way Galaxy.

  • Written by one of our foremost popular science writers, author of the bestselling In Search of Schrödinger's Cat
  • Offers a bold answer to the eternal question, Are we alone in the universe?
  • Explores how the impact of a supercomet with Venus 600 million years ago created our moon, and along with it, the perfect conditions for life on Earth

From one of our most talented science writers, this book is a daring, fascinating exploration into the dawning of the universe, cosmic collisions and their consequences, and the uniqueness of life on Earth.

Author: John Gribbin
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 12/01/2011
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.36h x 6.68w x 0.98d
ISBN: 9781118147979


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2011
Publishers Weekly 10/24/2011 pg. 48
Library Journal 11/15/2011 pg. 91
Choice 06/01/2012

About the Author
JOHN GRIBBIN is one of today's greatest writers of popular science and the author of bestselling books including "In Search of the Multiverse" (Wiley), "In Search of Schrodinger's Cat," and "Science: A History." He trained as an astrophysicist at Cambridge University and is now Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex.

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