Impact! by Gerrit L Verschuur
Sixty five million years ago, a large asteroid or comet collided with the Earth and caused a worldwide catastrophe: the exctinction of as much as 60% of all species, including the dinosaurs. Such collisions were thought to be so rare that the threat to life on Earth from such objects was dismissed as being too unlikely to worry about. This book calls attention to cosmic threats and the precarious nature of life on Earth.
Dr. Gerrit Verschuur is the author of eight books, co-author or editor of 3 text books, has written over 80 scientific research articles, and 90 + popular astronomy articles. He lectures widely on astronomical topics, pioneered the study of the interstellar magnetic field and has been active in radio astronomical studies of interstellar matter for over 45 years. Dr. Verschuur published the first ever, full-length technical paper on the radio search for extraterrestrial intelligence in 1973. He has taught in the physics departments of six different universities world-wide, most recently at the University of Memphis.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195101058 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195101057 |
| Title | Impact! |
| Author | Gerrit L Verschuur |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1996-10-24 |
| Number of pages | 249 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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