Origins : How The Earth Made Us

Resumen del libro

When we talk about human history, we focus on great leaders, mass migration and decisive wars. But how has the Earth itself determined our destiny? How has our planet made us?As a species we are shaped by our environment. Geological forces drove our evolution in East Africa; mountainous terrain led to the development of democracy in Greece; and today voting behaviour in the United States follows the bed of an ancient sea.

The human story is the story of these forces, from plate tectonics and climate change, to atmospheric circulation and ocean currents. How are the Himalayas linked to the orbit of the Earth, and to the formation of the British Isles? By taking us billions of years into our planet's past, Professor Lewis Dartnell tells us the ultimate origin story. When we reach the point where history becomes science we see a vast web of connections that underwrites our modern world and helps us face the challenges of the future.

From the cultivation of the first crops to the founding of modern states, Origins reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilizations.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Lewis Dartnellx{0026}lt;/B estudió biología en Oxford y se doctoró en el University College de Londres. Ha recibido numerosas distinciones por su labor como escritor científico y colabora con x{0026}lt;I The Guardianx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I The Timesx{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I The New Scientistx{0026}lt;/I .x{0026}lt;/P x{0026}lt;P Es incansable en su labor como impulsor de la ciencia y ha protagonizado numerosas apariciones en programas televisivos del Canal Historia y del National Geographic, entre otros. De entre sus libros cabe destacar el x{0026}lt;I best seller Abrir en caso de apocalipsisx{0026}lt;/I (Debate, 2015). En la actualidad trabaja como investigador y profesor de astrobiología en la Universidad de Westminster.x{0026}lt;/P