Microcosmos

Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution

Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan, Lewis Thomas

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English

California Uni Pr Trade
29 May 1997

Mathematics & Sciences; Science: general issues; Evolution; Developmental biology; Microbiology (non-medical); Applied ecology

""Microcosmos is nothing less than the saga of the life of the planet. Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan have put it all together, literally, in this extraordinary book, which is unlike any treatment of evolution for a general readership that I have encountered before. A fascinating account that we humans should be studying now for clues to our own survival.""—From the Foreword by Dr. Lewis Thomas

Microcosmos brings together the remarkable discoveries of microbiology in the later decades of the 20th century and the pioneering research of Dr. Margulis to create a vivid new picture of the world that is crucial to our understanding of the future of the planet. Addressed to general readers, the book provides a beautifully written view of evolution as a process based on interdependency and their interconnectedness of all life on the planet.

By: Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan
Foreword by: Lewis Thomas
Imprint: California Uni Pr Trade
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9780520210646
ISBN 10: 0520210646
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 29 May 1997
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active

Lynn Margulis is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Dorion Sagan is the author of Biospheres and coauthor, with Lynn Margulis, of What Is Life? (1996).

Reviews for Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution

A stunning, complex chronicle. . . proposing that only an understanding of the microcosm from which life sprang can make possible our ultimate leap beyond Earth into a human-devised supercosm. -- Publishers Weekly