Neil DE Grasse Tyson And Donald Goldsmith
Origins
Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
"Distill[s] complex science in clear and
lively prose."
—Scientific American Book Club
ORIGINS EXPLORES cosmic science's stunning new
insights into the formation and evolution of our universe—
of the cosmos, of galaxies and galaxy clusters,
of stars within galaxies, of orbiting planets, and of
different forms of life. Drawing on the current crosspollination
of geology, biology, and astrophysics,
Origins makes "the astonishing astronomical discoveries
of recent years come alive" (Michael D. Lemonick).
"The most informative, congenial and accessible
general look at cosmology to come along since Carl
Sagan's Cosmos 27 years ago," says Publishers Weekly.
"The tone is informational, aimed at high clarity, and
laced with giddy humor . . . general readers of every
stripe will benefit from the authors' sophisticated,
deeply knowledgeable presentation. If the casual
book buyer purchases one science book this year, this
should be the one."
"Introduces the vibrant general-interest literature
about individual post-Sagan advances in astronomy
and cosmology."—Gilbert Taylor, Booklist
NEIL DE GRASSE TYSON is an astrophysicist
and director of New York City's Hayden
Planetarium. DONALD GOLDSMITH is an
astronomy writer in Berkeley, California, and
the author of more than twenty books.
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