Great Moments in the History of Life by George H. Shaw - 9783319992167

Name: Great Moments in the History of Life by George H. Shaw - 9783319992167
Brand: Springer International Publishing AG

Springer International Publishing AG

Great Moments in the History of LifeAuthor(s): George H. Shaw\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783319992167, 978-3319992167\nSynopsis\nA non-technical (but serious) treatment of those parts of Earth history leading up to human history, as well as some pre-historical aspects of humanity. Many events in Earths history necessarily preceded the emergence of human beings (and intelligence). Geology has provided us with a great deal of information about these various steps on the way to intelligent life, and how and why they were important. Some of these events were on a cosmic scale (no universe no life!), some were planetological/astronomical (no Earth no life), some were essentially chemical (how did life emerge in the primordial ocean and why do we have oxygen in the atmosphere?), and some were details of evolutionary history (how did life colonize the land and how did mammals dev.