ISBN:
9783642053597
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (422 p)
Series Statement:
THE FRONTIERS COLLECTION
Parallel Title:
Print version Humans on Earth
DDC:
304.2
Keywords:
Human ecology..
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Human beings ; Origin..
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Human evolution..
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Sustainable development
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This is a wide-ranging and persuasive book written by an undisputed expert. Beginning with a broad history of the Universe, Earth, Life, and Man, it considers the origins and rise of science and technology, before moving on to discuss the present state of the world and its/our possible futures. ""Humans on Earth"" then addresses the main challenges for social and economic development in the 21st century in the context of global change. It presents a detailed but non-technical analysis of questions relating to climate change, our dependence on fossil fuels, deforestation, loss of biodiversity
Description / Table of Contents:
Humans on Earth; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Science and Technology. From the Originsup to the Twenty-First Century; 1.1 The Birth of Modern Science; 1.2 Philosophy and Science; 1.3 The Universality of the Laws of Physics; 1.4 Determinism, Uncertainty, and Probability; 1.5 L'Esprit Géométrique et l'Esprit de Finesse, by Blaise Pascal; 1.6 The Evolution of the Species; 1.7 Symbiosis Between Science and Technology; 1.8 Science and Technology in the Military Sphere. The Case of the USA in WorldWar I and II; 1.9 The Manhattan Project
Description / Table of Contents:
1.10 Science, Technology, and Defence: From the End ofWorld War II up to the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century1.11 Science, Technology, and Development: The First Reactions; 1.12 Sociology of Science and Post-Modernism; 1.13 Relativity, Disbelief, and Opposition to Science and Technology; 1.14 Science and Religion. A Dialogue in Permanent Evolution; 1.15 The Great Challenges of the Twenty-First Century; 1.16 From the Past to the Future; Chapter 2 A Very Brief Historyof the Universe, Earth, and Life; 2.1 From the Big Bang to the Formation of the Galaxies
Description / Table of Contents:
2.2 The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics2.3 And Before the Big Bang?; 2.4 How Did the Solar System Form and What Is the Source of the Sun's Energy?; 2.5 How Did the Planets of the Solar System Form?; 2.6 The Importance of the Comets and the Moon in the History of Life; 2.7 The Last Great Collision with Earth; 2.8 The Atmosphere, the Oceans, and the Appearance of Life; 2.9 The Greenhouse Effect and the Regulatory Role of Atmospheric CO2; 2.10 Is There Life Outside the Solar System? The Discovery and Study of Extra-Solar Planets
Description / Table of Contents:
2.11 The Origin of Life and the Search for the Oldest Common Ancestor2.12 The Oxygen Catastrophe; 2.13 The Formation of the First Eukaryotic Cells; 2.14 The Invention of Sexual Reproduction; 2.15 The Invention of Multicellularity and the Loss of Virtual Immortality; 2.16 Life Starts to Seize Land; 2.17 The Major Permian-Triassic Extinction of Species; 2.18 The Importance of Seeds, Flowers, and Fruits; 2.19 Origin and Evolution of Mammals; 2.20 Mammals Benefited from the Catastrophe at Chicxulub; 2.21 Primates Develop in the Angiosperm Forests and Come Down to the Ground
Description / Table of Contents:
2.22 The First Hominids2.23 WhatWere the Reasons for the Remarkable Encephalization in the Homo Lineage?; 2.24 How Did Homo sapiens Arise?; 2.25 Cultural Evolution Becomes Dominant; 2.26 Impacts of the Cultural Development and Territorial Expansion of Homo sapiens; 2.27 The Invention of Agriculture; 2.28 The First Use of Metals; 2.29 The First City-States; 2.30 The Invention of Writing; 2.31 The First Records of Religious Practices; 2.32 The Nature of Religiousness; 2.33 Religious Cults in the Egyptian Civilization; 2.34 The Origins of Judaism; 2.35 The Origins of Christianity
Description / Table of Contents:
2.36 The Origins of Islam
Note:
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