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Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231186703
ISBN-13
9780231186704
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11038266669
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hot Carbon : Carbon-14 and a Revolution in Science
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Radiation, Earth Sciences / Geology, History, Chemistry / General
Publication Year
2019
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Format
Hardcover
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Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
18.8 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.7 in
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Trade
LCCN
2018-044692
Dewey Edition
23
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The more times I read this book, the more favorably impressed I am with the clarity and drama of the narrative. Marra's work will be very well received and appreciated by those interested in how science advances. This is true particularly now, when there is so much controversy surrounding the validity of science per se., You may never have heard of carbon-14, but from chemistry to physiology to oceanography, no isotope has affected more aspects of modern life. With precision and verve, oceanographer John Marra profiles the most important isotope on earth., Hot Carbon offers a timely perspective on how mind-bogglingly connected our planet is - and how 14 C will continue to be important in helping us to understand what lies ahead., Wonderfully engaging... Hot Carbon offers a timely perspective on how mind-bogglingly connected our planet is -- and how 14C will continue to be important in helping us to understand what lies ahead., It has been a joy to read an academic book where the author did not seek to dazzle by his own brilliance. It was even a greater joy to find a narrative strong enough to sustain my interest from beginning to end., You may never have heard of carbon-14, but from chemistry to physiology to oceanography, no isotope has affected more aspects of modern life. With precision and verve, oceanographer John F. Marra profiles the most important isotope on earth., This is an engaging and witty account of the discovery of carbon-14 - there are surprising twists and turns along the way. With its entertaining descriptions of carbon-14's role in understanding fundamental life processes, dating archaeological specimens, and chronicling past climate, this book is a page-turner for anyone interested in the history of scientific discovery.
Dewey Decimal
551.701
Table Of Content
Preface Acknowledgments Prologue: Aboard the Research Vessel Endeavor , South of Iceland, May 1991 1. Discovery 2. Discovery's Wake 3. The "Invisible Phenomenon" 4. Dating 5. Photosynthesis 6. Calvin's Cycle 7. Scintillations and Accelerations 8. The Shroud of Turin and Other Relics 9. Ocean Circulation 10. Carbon-14 in the Ocean 11. Ocean Fertility 12. Resolution: Plankton Rate Processes in Oligotrophic Oceans 13. Carbon-14 and Climate Epilogue Appendix 1. List of Nobel Prize Winners Mentioned Appendix 2. The Periodic Table of Elements Notes References Index
Synopsis
There are few fields of science that carbon-14 has not touched. A radioactive isotope of carbon, it stands out for its unusually long half-life. Best known for its application to estimating the age of artifacts--carbon dating--carbon-14 helped reveal new chronologies of human civilization and geological time. Everything containing carbon, the basis of all life, could be placed in time according to the clock of radioactive decay, with research applications ranging from archeology to oceanography to climatology. In Hot Carbon , John F. Marra tells the untold story of this scientific revolution. He weaves together the workings of the many disciplines that employ carbon-14 with gripping tales of the individuals who pioneered its possibilities. He describes the concrete applications of carbon-14 to the study of all the stuff of life on earth, from climate science's understanding of change over time to his own work on oceanic photosynthesis with microscopic phytoplankton. Marra's engaging narrative encompasses nuclear testing, the peopling of the Americas, elephant poaching, and the flax plants used for the linen in the Shroud of Turin. Combining colorful narrative prose with accessible explanations of fundamental science, Hot Carbon is a thought-provoking exploration of how the power of carbon-14 informs our relationship to the past., There are few fields of science that carbon-14 has not touched. In Hot Carbon , John F. Marra tells the untold story of this scientific revolution, weaving together the workings of the many disciplines that employ carbon-14 with gripping tales of the individuals who pioneered its possibilities.
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QD181.C1M3875 2019
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