How It Ends by Chris Impey
Most of us are aware of our own mortality, but few among us know what science, with insights yielded from groundbreaking new research, has to say about endings on a larger scale. Enter astronomer Chris Impey, who chronicles the death of the whole shebang: individual, species, bio- sphere, Earth, Sun, Milky Way, and, finally, the entire universe. With a healthy dose of humor, How It Ends illuminates everything from the technologies of human life extension and the evolutionary arms race between microbes and men to the inescapable dimming of the Sun and the ultimate “big rip,” giving us a rare glimpse into a universe without us.
"A scientific view of the apocalypse unfolds in this tour of terminations. . . Impey entertains as he informs about the facts of life and death." -- Booklist
"Eminently readable. . . . Impey injects humor throughout." -- Library Journal
"Eminently readable. . . . Impey injects humor throughout." -- Library Journal
Chris Impey is a distinguished professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Arizona and the critically-acclaimed author of Beyond, How It Began, and How It Ends, and four other books, as well as two astronomy textbooks. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393339987 |
| ISBN 10 | 039333998X |
| Title | How It Ends |
| Author | Chris Impey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2011-06-17 |
| Number of pages | 354 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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