Oxygen: A Four Billion Year History Hardcover - 2014
by Donald E. Canfield
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"With humor and humanity, Oxygen captures the excitement of scientific discovery and describes the amazing natural history of how Earth's oxygenated atmosphere came to be."--Ed DeLong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"A fascinating, accessible tour through the history of atmospheric oxygen, written by one of the world's top geobiologists. Canfield takes the reader from the anaerobic early Archean Earth up through the modern highly oxygenated environment, providing pointers to the relevant scientific literature along the way. Even experts in this field will learn things from his book."--James Kasting, author of How to Find a Habitable Planet
"In Oxygen, Don Canfield recounts two epics in one--the evolution of breathable air over the entirety of Earth history, and the equally engaging account of how scientists have reconstructed this history from chemical details in ancient rocks. Even those who know the story well, or think they do, will find much food for thought."--Andrew Knoll, Harvard University, author of Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth
"Canfield takes us on a journey through the discovery of what produces oxygen, how oxygen evolved on the planet, and how that evolution influenced other aspects of planetary evolution. An enjoyable book."--Lee Kump, coauthor of The Earth System
"This is a wonderful introduction to the most important event in Earth history--the rise of oxygen in the atmosphere. Canfield shares his broad and deep grasp of the field, his research leadership, his respect and admiration for the work of others, and his excitement and healthy skepticism about what we know--and still need to know."--Timothy W. Lyons, University of California, Riverside
Details
- Title Oxygen: A Four Billion Year History
- Author Donald E. Canfield
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Hardback
- Pages 216
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J.
- Date 2014-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780691145020 / 0691145024
- Weight 1.16 lbs (0.53 kg)
- Dimensions 9.56 x 6.34 x 0.77 in (24.28 x 16.10 x 1.96 cm)
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Themes
- Topical: Ecology
- Library of Congress subjects Oxygen, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013024610
- Dewey Decimal Code 551.511
Media reviews
Citations
- Choice, 06/01/2014, Page 0
- Kirkus Reviews, 11/15/2013, Page 0
- Library Journal, 05/01/2014, Page 95
- Publishers Weekly, 10/14/2013, Page 0
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