{"product_id":"9789814641425","title":"Where Did We Come From?: Life of an Astrobiologist","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe life story of this book spans many stages of the life and scientific career of one of the foremost astrophysicists\/astrobiologists of our times. Starting from his boyhood days, the book describes the author's scientific work over the past 50 years, the ground-breaking discoveries he had made, the controversies generated in the scientific community, and the gradual acceptance of his discoveries. Written in lucid non-technical language it captures the essence of the author's research at Cambridge, his lifelong collaborations with the legendary astronomer of the 20th century, Sir Fred Hoyle, the birth of the subject of astrobiology which they arguably \"invented\" in 1980, and his continuing ground-breaking research carried out while he was a Professor at Cardiff and later at Buckingham. The book traces the various influences that guided the author through his career, including that of his father who was a Cambridge Wrangler, and the profound influence of Buddhism in his early life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author has published over 25 books and close to 300 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, over 60 of which were in the journal \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrologue\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo Begin at the Beginning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThrough the Mists of Time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSail Away on \u003ci\u003eSS Scynthia\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrom School to University\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDestination Cambridge\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA Project Takes Shape\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGrinding Out the Details\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLaunching the Carbon Dust Theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Data Leads the Way\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrom Cambridge to Cardiff\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrom Organic Dust to Ecodisasters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiseases from Space\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGalaxies Strewn with Micro-Organisms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMicrofossils and Evolution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArkansas and the Colombo Conference\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Lecture at SLBC\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArchaeopteryx and the Return of Halley's Comet\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEscape From Brewing Turmoil\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIce Ages and the Genesis of Racism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA New Millennium and the Taste of Things to Come\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadership:\u003c\/strong\u003e Astrophysicists, astrobiologists, philosophers and the general public.\u003cb\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLife story of the main proponent of panspermia and astrobiology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows the personal and social context in which a major scientific theory has been developed\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes how the treatment of heretics in science has progressed through time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185304322288,"sku":"9789814641425","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814641425_p0.jpg?v=1763692301","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814641425","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}