Eating the Sun - How Plants Power the Planet

Informationen zum Autor Oliver Morton is a writer and journalist. A former editor of the ‘Economist' award-winning science and technology section, he is now a contributing editor at ‘Wired’ magazine, and also writes for the ‘New Yorker’, the ‘New Scientist’ and ‘Science’, among other publications. Klappentext 'Eating the Sun' is the story of the discovery of a miracle: the source of life itself. From the intricacies of its molecular processes to the beauty of the nature that it supports, 'Eating the Sun' is a wondering tribute to the extraordinary process that has allowed plants to power the earth for billions of years. Zusammenfassung ‘Eating the Sun’ is the story of the discovery of a miracle: the source of life itself. From the intricacies of its molecular processes to the beauty of the nature that it supports, ‘Eating the Sun’ is a wondering tribute to the extraordinary process that has allowed plants to power the earth for billions of years.

Product details

• Authors: Oliver Morton, Morton Oliver
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.08.2009
• EAN: 9780007171804
• ISBN: 978-0-00-717180-4
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; NATURE / General, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest