Eating the Sun

How Plants Power the Planet

Oliver Morton

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Collins
17 November 2009

Mathematics & Sciences; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Botany & plant sciences; Applied ecology; Trees, wildflowers & plants

From acclaimed science journalist Oliver Morton comes Eating the Sun, a fascinating, lively, profound look at photosynthesis, nature's greatest miracle. From the physics, chemistry, and cellular biology that make photosynthesis possible, to the quirky and competitive scientists who first discovered the beautifully honed mechanisms of photosynthesis, to the modern energy crisis we face today, Eating the Sun offers a complete biography of the earth through the lens of this common but crucial process.

By: Oliver Morton
Imprint: Collins
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 206mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780007163656
ISBN 10: 0007163657
Pages: 460
Publication Date: 17 November 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet

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 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