EAN: 9780141991528

ORIGIN STORY - DAVID CHRISTIAN KARTONIERT (TB)

David Christian  creator of Big History ('My favourite course of all time' Bill Gates)  brings
us the epic story of the universe and our place in it  from 13.8 billion years ago to the
remote future 'Nails home the point: Life is a miracle ... A compelling history of everything'
Washington Post 'Spectacular' Carlo Rovelli How did we get from the Big Bang to today's
staggering complexity  in which seven billion humans are connected into networks powerful
enough to transform the planet? And why  in comparison  are our closest primate relatives
reduced to near-extinction? Big History creator David Christian gives the answers in a
mind-expanding cosmological detective story told on the grandest possible scale. He traces how
during eight key thresholds  the right conditions have allowed new forms of complexity to arise
from stars to galaxies  Earth to homo sapiens  agriculture to fossil fuels. This last
mega-innovation gave us an energy bonanza that brought huge benefits to mankind  yet also
threatens to shake apart everything we have created. 'Rather like the Big Bang  the book is
awe-inspiring ... Superb' The Times 'With fascinating ideas on every page and the page-turning
energy of a good thriller  this is a landmark work' Sir Ken Robinson  author of The Element

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