The Earth After Us
What legacy will humans leave in the rocks?
(Sprache: Englisch)
If aliens came to Earth 100 millions years in the future, what traces would they find of long-extinct humanity's brief reign on the planet? This engaging and thought-provoking account looks at what our species will leave behind, buried deep in the rock...
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If aliens came to Earth 100 millions years in the future, what traces would they find of long-extinct humanity's brief reign on the planet? This engaging and thought-provoking account looks at what our species will leave behind, buried deep in the rock strata, and provides us with a warning of our devastating environmental impact.
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What would alien visitors in the far future, piecing together the history of earth, find of our brief reign? What clues will we leave? What fossils? Just as we have gained knowledge of the past, of ancient climates and the activities of creatures long dead, so too might they decode the rocks. The Earth After Us takes a novel approach to show how geologists unravel the information in the rocks. As the alien scientists start investigating the strata, what story will they tell of us? What kind of fossils will humans leave behind? What will happen to cities, cars, and plastic cups? How thick a layer will the 'human stratum' be? And will it be obvious which species dominated the planet?
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Earth After Us “
- Prologue
- 1: Perspective
- 2: 100 Million Years AD
- 3: The Strata Machine
- 4: Tectonic Escalator
- 5: High Water, Low Water
- 6: Dynasties
- 7: Echoes
- 8: Traces
- 9: Body of Evidence
- 10: Meeting the People
- Further reading
Autoren-Porträt von Jan Zalasiewicz
Jan Zalasiewicz is a lecturer in Geology at the University of Leicester. A field geologist, palaeontologist and statigrapher, he teaches various aspects of geology and Earth history to undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has published over a hundred papers in scientific journals.Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jan Zalasiewicz
- 2009, 266 Seiten, Maße: 12,7 x 19,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199214980
- ISBN-13: 9780199214983
- Erscheinungsdatum: 05.08.2009
Sprache:
Englisch
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Review from previous edition The directing theme of humanity's ultimate mark on the Earth is handled imaginatively and carefully, and gives pause for thought. It works even better, I would say, as an entree to modern Earth sciences. |s Michael Benton, Times Higher Education |d 3.1.8
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this is a brilliant and unique book Geoscientist
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