Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet - Rilegato

Morton, Oliver

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ISBN 10: 0007163649 ISBN 13: 9780007163649

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2008

Riassunto

The author of Mapping Mars traces the science of photosynthesis and its relevance in both history and the modern world, exploring the phenomenon's key role in confronting today's environmental challenges. 20,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“A rare delight....Oliver Morton writes so engagingly that [Eating the Sun] reads as a well-crafted biography of the earth on behalf of the plant kingdom.” (Prospect Magazine)

“I enjoyed this book as much for the crazed asides as for the upsetting insights.” (Sunday Times (London))

“A fascinating and important book” (Ian McEwan, author of Atonement, Saturday, and On Chesil Beach)

L'autore:

Award-winning science journalist Oliver Morton is the author of Mapping Mars, a contributing editor at Wired, and a contributor for The New Yorker, Science, and The American Scholar. He lives with his wife in Greenwich, England.

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0007163649
• ISBN 13: 9780007163649
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 460