Robert M. Hazen
Autore di Science matters : achieving scientific literacy
Sull'Autore
The son of Don Francis and Dorothy Ellen, Robert Miller Hazen was born in Rockville Centre, N.Y. on November 1, 1948. Hazen received his Bachelor of Science Degree at MIT in 1971 and earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University. A research scientist as well as a part-time musician, Hazen has used his mostra altro vast background in both fields to write a number of books and articles over the years. Some of those books include Music Men, The Poetry of Geology, Keepers of the Flame, and Sciences: An Integrated Approach. Hazen's book, Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy, written with James S. Trefil, was heralded by Kirkus Review as "easily one of the finest available single-volume introductions to science." (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Opere di Robert M. Hazen
The Origin and Evolution of Earth: From the Big Bang to the Future of Human Existence (2013) 36 copie
La corsa al diamante sintetico: l'affascinante gara per la realizzazione di un sogno millenario (1999) — Autore — 26 copie
The Solar System 1 copia
What is Life ? 1 copia
The Atmospheric Cycle 1 copia
Earth Cycles - Water 1 copia
The Plate Tectonics Revolution 1 copia
The Dynamic Earth 1 copia
The Earth as a Planet 1 copia
The Life Cycle of Stars 1 copia
The Nebular Hypothesis 1 copia
The Ultimate Structure of Matter 1 copia
The Big Bang 1 copia
Astronomy 1 copia
Isotopes and Radioactivity 1 copia
Properties of Materials 1 copia
Strategies of Life 1 copia
The Genetic Code 1 copia
Life’s Molecular Building Blocks 1 copia
The Joy of Science, Part III 1 copia
The Joy of Science, Part IV 1 copia
The Joy of Science, Part II 1 copia
The Joy of Science, Part V 1 copia
Science, the Endless Frontier 1 copia
Proteins 1 copia
The Chemical Evolution of Life 1 copia
Genetic Engineering 1 copia
Reading the Genetic Code 1 copia
The Discovery of DNA 1 copia
The Chemistry of Carbon 1 copia
The joy of science, Vol. 5 of 6 1 copia
Breve storia della Terra 1 copia
The Rock Cycle 1 copia
Saber Ciência 1 copia
The joy of science, Vol. 3 of 6 1 copia
The joy of science, Vol. 2 of 6 1 copia
The joy of science, Vol. 1 of 6 1 copia
High-Temperature & High-Pressure Crystal Chemistry (Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Volume 41) (2018) 1 copia
Introduction to Chemistry 1 copia
Entropy 1 copia
The Periodic Table of Elements 1 copia
The Quantum World 1 copia
The Bohr Atom 1 copia
Atoms 1 copia
Relativity 1 copia
Electromagnetism 1 copia
Electricity 1 copia
Magnetism and Static Electricity 1 copia
The Second Law of Thermodynamics 1 copia
The First Law of Thermodynamics 1 copia
The Nature of Energy 1 copia
Universal Gravitation 1 copia
Newton’s Laws of Motion 1 copia
The Ordered Universe 1 copia
The Scientific Method 1 copia
The Nature of Science 1 copia
The Joy of Science, Part I 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Hazen, Robert M.
- Data di nascita
- 1948
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Istruzione
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS | Earth Science | 1970)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SM | Earth Science | 1971)
Harvard University (PhD | Earth Science | 1975) - Attività lavorative
- scientist (Carnegie Institution of Washington ∙ 1978- )
professor (Earth Science ∙ George Mason University ∙ 1989- )
trumpeter (1966- )
lecturer - Organizzazioni
- Carnegie Institution of Washington
George Mason University
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Mineralogical Society of America
Microbes Mind Forum - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Mineralogical Society of America Award (1982)
American Chemical Society Ipatieff Prize (1986)
ASCAP Deems Taylor Award (1989)
Educational Press Association Award (1992)
Elizabeth Wood Science Writing Award (1998)
Distinguished Public Service Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America (2009)
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Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy… di Robert M. Hazen
From plate tectonics to leptons to the first living cell, now you can understand the simple science behind our complex world These 18 lucid essays cover mainly life and physical sciences, connecting fresh presentations of basic chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy and biology to today's scientific news. The book's treatment will cause readers to wonder what was so confusing about the periodic table of elements they confronted in their school days.
This fascinating book explores the interplay of geology and biology on earth. From the very formation of the planet to well into the future, the author makes a compelling case, in accessible and descriptive prose, for the interconnectedness of geologic processes and the evolution of life. While the author's background as a mineralogist does make this book especially compelling for people interested in the broad strokes of geology and earth history, there is something in here for any reader willing to pick it up.… (altro)
Fascinating study of earth's origins and the progression of its formation from a mass of gases to what it is today, with a disturbing look at its future. There's a lot of technical stuff, but it is rendered quite clearly and I found it no obstacle to enjoying this illuminating and perspective-changing book.
An excellent course covering the various theories of the origins of life. The coverage is quite broad and I learned about theories I'd never heard of elsewhere. Hazen interjects biographical and autobiographical to round out the history and context of the material.
I'd recommend this to anyone with an interest in science.
I'd recommend this to anyone with an interest in science.
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- Opere
- 99
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- Popolarità
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- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 23
- ISBN
- 82
- Lingue
- 6