{"product_id":"stardust-revolution-the-new-story-of-our-origin-in-the-stars-hardcover-1","title":"Stardust Revolution: The New Story of Our Origin in the Stars - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacob Berkowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1957, as Americans obsessed over the launch of the Soviet Sputnik satellite, another less noticed space-based scientific revolution was taking off. That year, astrophysicists solved a centuries-old quest for the origins of the elements, from carbon to uranium. The answer they found wasn't on Earth, but in the stars. Their research showed that we are literally stardust. The year also marked the first conference that considered the origin of life on Earth in an astrophysical context. It was the marriage of two of the seemingly strangest bedfellows--astronomy and biology--and a turning point that award-winning science author Jacob Berkowitz calls the Stardust Revolution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this captivating story of an exciting, deeply personal, new scientific revolution, Berkowitz weaves together the latest research results to reveal a dramatically different view of the twinkling night sky--not as an alien frontier, but as our cosmic birthplace. Reporting from the frontlines of discovery, Berkowitz uniquely captures how stardust scientists are probing the universe's physical structure, but rather its biological nature. Evolutionary theory is entering the space age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the amazing discovery of cosmic clouds of life's chemical building blocks to the dramatic quest for an alien Earth, Berkowitz expertly chronicles the most profound scientific search of our era: to know not just if we are alone, but how we are connected. Like opening a long-hidden box of old family letters and diaries, \u003ci\u003eThe Stardust Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e offers us a new view of where we've come from and brings to light our journey from stardust to thinking beings.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJACOB BERKOWITZ\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Jurassic Poop: What Dinosaurs (and Others) Left Behind\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of a 2007 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award. His book \u003ci\u003eOut of This World: The Amazing Search for an Alien Earth\u003c\/i\u003e was selected as a SkyNews best astronomy book for 2009. He has written for the Globe and Mail, is a former Dibner Fellow in the History of Science (Huntington Library) and is a writer-in-virtual residence at the Institute for Science, Society and Policy, University of Ottawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 9.27 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47689001042141,"sku":"9781616145491","price":29.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/RV4r0t1K7T9781616145491_3571f7b1-e1e2-41a9-88ab-45f541f13488.webp?v=1774065980","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/stardust-revolution-the-new-story-of-our-origin-in-the-stars-hardcover-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}