Paul G. Falkowski
Autore di Life's Engines: How Microbes Made Earth Habitable (Science Essentials)
Sull'Autore
Paul G. Falkowski holds the Bennett L. Smith Chair in Business and Natural Resources at Rutgers University, where he studies how microbes have shaped the history of Earth.
Opere di Paul G. Falkowski
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- Data di nascita
- 1951-01-04
- Sesso
- male
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Life's Engines: How Microbes Made Earth Habitable… di Paul G. Falkowski
A very nice review of microbial life, including its evolution, cell biology and importance for the eukaryotes - then and now.
Really fun explanation of the basic mechanisms within microbes and the cells within multicellular organisms. Very short, nicely written, not too much in the way of tough jargon.
2.5 Stars
I love biochemistry and microbes, but I didn't love this book. I found it tedious and somewhat superficial, which was surprising considering the amount of interesting information contained within the pages. I also did not learn as much new "stuff" as I had hoped, since most of the contents I have come across in other books. Life's Engines would probably function better as an introductory text to the subject, but may also be too complicated for readers who know nothing about things such as electron transfers, nitrogen fixation, ATP and genetics.
I found that the following two books dealing with microbes appealed to me more than Life's Engines by Paul G. Falkowski:
[b:The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health|25239276|The Hidden Half of Nature The Microbial Roots of Life and Health|David R. Montgomery|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1427595473s/25239276.jpg|44958431]; and
[b:March of the Microbes: Sighting the Unseen|7745556|March of the Microbes Sighting the Unseen|John L. Ingraham|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348412054s/7745556.jpg|10569656].
… (altro)
I love biochemistry and microbes, but I didn't love this book. I found it tedious and somewhat superficial, which was surprising considering the amount of interesting information contained within the pages. I also did not learn as much new "stuff" as I had hoped, since most of the contents I have come across in other books. Life's Engines would probably function better as an introductory text to the subject, but may also be too complicated for readers who know nothing about things such as electron transfers, nitrogen fixation, ATP and genetics.
I found that the following two books dealing with microbes appealed to me more than Life's Engines by Paul G. Falkowski:
[b:The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health|25239276|The Hidden Half of Nature The Microbial Roots of Life and Health|David R. Montgomery|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1427595473s/25239276.jpg|44958431]; and
[b:March of the Microbes: Sighting the Unseen|7745556|March of the Microbes Sighting the Unseen|John L. Ingraham|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348412054s/7745556.jpg|10569656].
… (altro)
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- Opere
- 8
- Utenti
- 110
- Popolarità
- #176,729
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 17
- Lingue
- 1