Vanishing Life: The Mystery of Mass Extinctions - Paperback

by Jeff Hecht (Author)

From the author of Optics and Shifting Shores comes a detailed and mesmerizing look into the mystery of mass extinctions.

Vanishing Life takes readers into the fascinating phenomenon of mass extinction as Jeff Hecht bust myths with shocking facts in this spellbinding book.

In clear and lucid style, Hecht explores the geological evidence of extinction and its interpretation, the evolution of species, fossilization, and the theories by which science attempts to explain various "dyings."

Author Biography

Jeff Hecht, science and technology writer, subjects include lasers, dinosaurs, fiber optics, photonics, earth and planetary science, paleontology.