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Snowball Earth : the story of the great global catastrophe that spawned life as we know it
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Snowball Earth : the story of the great global catastrophe that spawned life as we know it

Author: Gabrielle Walker
Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, 2003.
Edition/Format:   Audiobook on CD : CD audio : EnglishView all editions and formats
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[This book] is riveting in its ... portrayal of the great, icy catastrophes which may have gripped our planet nearly a billion years ago, and in its depiction of the very human scientists involved - their mutual influences and conflicts, their fascinatingly different styles. [The book is an] illustration of how science works. Scientists don't simply have the truth handed to them. They dream up wild ideas and then  Read more...
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Material Type: Audio book, etc.
Document Type: Sound Recording
All Authors / Contributors: Gabrielle Walker
OCLC Number: 52604197
Notes: Originally published: New York : Crown Publishers, c2003. 1st ed.
Description: 1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.
Contents: Fist fumblings --
Sheltering desert --
In the beginning --
Magnetic moments --
Eureka --
On the road --
Down under --
Snowbrawls --
Creation --
Ever again.
Responsibility: Gabrielle Walker.

Abstract:

[This book] is riveting in its ... portrayal of the great, icy catastrophes which may have gripped our planet nearly a billion years ago, and in its depiction of the very human scientists involved - their mutual influences and conflicts, their fascinatingly different styles. [The book is an] illustration of how science works. Scientists don't simply have the truth handed to them. They dream up wild ideas and then fight for them tooth and nail, while other scientists try to show that they're wrong. [In the book, the author] has provided [an] account of both the science and the scientists.-Dust jacket.

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