Not only is matter constantly changing - or 'morphing' - but it was created at the beginning of the universe and will cease to exist only when our universe does. In ATOM, Krauss describes the journey of a single oxygen atom throughout our universe. Starting with its emergence at the Big Bang, Krauss will show how atoms were then forged in the nuclear furnaces of stars. From there, the reader will follow the atom as it travels across the Milky Way, and finally arrives on Earth, where it finds itself located in a drop of ...
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Not only is matter constantly changing - or 'morphing' - but it was created at the beginning of the universe and will cease to exist only when our universe does. In ATOM, Krauss describes the journey of a single oxygen atom throughout our universe. Starting with its emergence at the Big Bang, Krauss will show how atoms were then forged in the nuclear furnaces of stars. From there, the reader will follow the atom as it travels across the Milky Way, and finally arrives on Earth, where it finds itself located in a drop of water, perhaps in the next glass of water you will drink. Along the way, Krauss supplies provocative reflections on the bigger questions, such as the origins of DNA (on a comet?) and the place of atoms in our everyday life. A clever combination of cutting-edge science and everyday phenomena, ATOM allows us to see both in a new light - through a glass, but not darkly!
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Add this copy of Atom to cart. $22.35, very good condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND, published 2002 by Abacus.
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Very Good. Subtitled 'An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth. and Beyond', ATOM tells the story of matter from the perspective of a single oxygen atom. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 325. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. 2002. paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Add this copy of Atom: an Odyssey From the Big Bang to Life on Earth to cart. $7.42, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Little, Brown.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
Add this copy of Atom: an Odyssey From the Big Bang to Life on Earth to cart. $11.73, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by LITTLE, BROWN.
Add this copy of Atom an Odyssey From the Big Bang to Life on Earth and to cart. $21.09, very good condition, Sold by dromanabooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from newstead, VIC, AUSTRALIA, published 2001 by Little, Brown & Company.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Owner's name top edge of title page. 0316648779. Unclipped jacket, "Both the story of life and the history of the cosmos" tale of a single atom of oxygen through history. 700gms weight; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 306 pages.
Add this copy of Atom: an Odyssey From the Big Bang to Life on Earth to cart. $36.95, very good condition, Sold by Cheryls-Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vinemont, AL, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Little, Brown.
Add this copy of Atom: an Odyssey From the Big Bang to Life on Earth to cart. $60.39, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by LITTLE, BROWN.
