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The Evolving Universe and the Origin of Life: The Search for Our Cosmic Roots Pekka Teerikorpi Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2009 edition
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The Evolving Universe and the Origin of Life: The Search for Our Cosmic Roots
Pekka Teerikorpi
This history of science analyzes how we came to be. It starts with life's origins and tracks the universe to present day, covering astronomy, physics, chemistry and biology and offering biographical details of science's greatest thinkers.
522 pages, XVII, 522 p.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 23, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9781493938780 |
| Publishers | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Pages | 522 |
| Dimensions | 234 × 155 × 33 mm · 800 g |
| Language | English |
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