Joseph Gale

Broschiertes Buch

Astrobiology of Earth: The Emergence, Evolution, and Future of Life on a Planet in Turmoil

Beschreibung

An understanding of the unique conditions that allowed life to emerge and exist today on our planet is essential if we are to answer two fundamental questions facing humanity - the continuation of life on earth, and the existence of life outside our planet. This book contributes to our understanding of astrobiology as it applies to planet Earth.

Autor

Joseph Gale was born in London, UK but immigrated to Israel in 1948. He studied at The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and then completed his advanced studies at the University of California and the University of Michigan, USA. He was a visiting professor at McGill University in Canada and the Ben Gurion University (BGU) in Israel. At BGU he headed a research department and served as Institute Director and head of the International Center. His environmental expertise and experience in military and commercial aviation led to participation in a NASA project for Controlled Environment Life Support Systems for space flight. He has published more than one hundred refereed papers and co-edited/authored two books. Presently he is Professor Emeritus at Hebrew University where he teaches a course on the Astrobiology of Planet Earth.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 165mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780199205813
• ISBN-10: 0199205817
• Artikelnr.: 25395095