The Universe as It Really Is: Earth, Space, Matter, and Time

ISBN-13: 9780231184946 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 368 str.

Thomas R. Scott; James Powell

Opis

Thomas R. Scott explains our universe and the laws that govern it. The Universe as It Really Is begins with physics, the building blocks of the universe, and chemistry's ability to explain the interactions among them. Scott tours the earth and atmospheric sciences to explain the forces that shape our planet and describes our place in the cosmos.

Recenzje

The Universe as It Really Is is an excellent vision of the natural history of the cosmos. With the impressive breadth of topics, the reader gains a clear sense of the "big picture" of the natural world. Neil F. Comins, author of The Traveler's Guide to Space

O autorze

Thomas R. Scott (1944-2017) was professor emeritus of psychology and academic vice president emeritus at San Diego State University, where he also served as dean of the College of Sciences, vice president for research, dean of the Graduate Division, and chief executive officer of the SDSU Research Foundation. James Lawrence Powell is executive director of the National Physical Science Consortium. He served on the National Science Board and has also been president of Franklin and Marshall College, Reed College, the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. Powell is the author of The Inquisition of Climate Science (2011) and Four Revolutions in the Earth Sciences: From Heresy to Truth (2012), both from Columbia University Press.