The Giant Leap: Why Space Is the Next Frontier in the Evolution of Life - Hardcover
by Caleb Scharf
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9781541604179ISBN-10:1541604172UPC:9781541604179Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space Science, Life Sciences, HistoryBook Topic:Space Exploration, EvolutionSize:9.37 x 5.91 x 1.42 inchesWeight:1.2302Product ID:SCJWZ1VJJ6
The Giant Leap: Why Space Is the Next Frontier in the Evolution of Life
A leading astrobiologist "demonstrates how becoming a true space-faring species is more than just humanity's future" (Adam Frank, author of The Little Book of Aliens)--it is an evolutionary event at least as important as life's first journey from sea to land
The story of life has always been one of great transitions, of crossing new frontiers. The dawn of life itself is one; so, too, is the...Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9781541604179ISBN-10:1541604172UPC:9781541604179Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space Science, Life Sciences, HistoryBook Topic:Space Exploration, EvolutionSize:9.37 x 5.91 x 1.42 inchesWeight:1.2302Product ID:SCJWZ1VJJ6
Caleb Scharf received the 2022 Carl Sagan Medal while director of astrobiology at Columbia University and is currently the senior scientist for astrobiology at NASA's Ames Research Center. He has written several previous trade books and is a frequent contributor to Scientific American and Nautilus magazine. He divides his time between Silicon Valley and New York City.
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