Symphony in C: Carbon and the Evolution of (Almost) Everything

by Robert M. Hazen

Book Overview

Carbon is everywhere: in the paper of this book and the blood of our bodies. It's with us from beginning to end, present in our baby clothes and coffin alike. We live on a carbon planet, and we are carbon life. No other element is so central to our well-being; yet, when missing or misaligned, carbon atoms can also bring about disease and even death. At once ubiquitous and mysterious, carbon holds the answers to some of humanity's biggest questions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039360943X
• ISBN13: 9780393609431
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.7"