An Ocean of Air : A Natural History of the Atmosphere

ISBN-13: 9780747592907 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 336 str.

Gabrielle Walker

Opis

We not only live in the air, we live because of it. At ground level air transforms miraculously; it wraps our planet in a blanket of warmth, while the outer layer of our atmosphere soaks up violent flares from the sun. This book traces a journey of scienti

Recenzje

'I never knew air could be so interesting' Bill Bryson

O autorze

Walker, GabrielleGabrielle Walker has a PhD in chemistry from Cambridge University and has taught at both Cambridge and Princeton universities. She is a consultant to New Scientist, contributes frequently to BBC radio and writes for many newspapers and magazines. In 2009 she presented BBC Radio 4's Planet Earth Under Threat and in 2011, Thin Air, a series about the earth's atmosphere. She lives in London.