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This book documents astonishing discoveries revealing the first 85% of of the history of life. These earliest periods of life on Earth, once perceived as unknowable, emerge as a tale of individual exploration told by a scholar whose 60 years of research uncovered the richness and diversity which forms the foundation of todays biodiversity.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Schopf Lineage
Chapter 2 Bill Schopf’s Schooling and First Year of College
Chapter 3 Earth’s Early Life – The Quest Begins
Chapter 4 The Missing Precambrian Record of Life
Chapter 5 Graduate School and Early Career
Chapter 6 The 1970s – Lucky, Time and Time Again
Chapter 7 The 1980s – The PPRG Defines the Field
Chapter 8 This Science Over the Years
Chapter 9 Today’s Status of This Science
Chapter 10 Final Comments
Addendum: Selected Relevant Literature in Chronological Order
Index
Über den Autor / die Autorin
J. William Schopf is Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life at the University of California Los Angeles. He is an elected member of the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences. He is the author or co-author of hundreds of scholarly journal articles, as well as many authored and edited books. His books have won 3 national prizes.
Zusammenfassung
This book documents astonishing discoveries revealing the first 85% of of the history of life. These earliest periods of life on Earth, once perceived as unknowable, emerge as a tale of individual exploration told by a scholar whose 60 years of research uncovered the richness and diversity which forms the foundation of todays biodiversity.
