Eating the Sun
How Plants Power the Planet
Published on 17. November 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-00-716365-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-716365-6 (9780007163656)
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Other editions
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E-Book
07/2023
Fourth Estate Ltd
€11.74
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Person
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.