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The Earth After Us: What legacy will humans leave in the rocks?

The Earth After Us: What legacy will humans leave in the rocks?


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What would alien visitors in the far future, piecing together the history of earth, find of our brief reign? What clues will we leave? What fossils? Just as we have gained knowledge of the past, of ancient climates and the activities of creatures long dead, so too might they decode the rocks. The Earth After Us takes a novel approach to show how geologists unravel the information in the rocks. As the alien scientists start investigating the strata, what story will they tell of us? What kind of fossils will humans leave behind? What will happen to cities, cars, and plastic cups? How thick a layer will the 'human stratum' be? And will it be obvious which species dominated the planet?

Table of Contents:
Prologue 1: Perspective 2: 100 Million Years AD 3: The Strata Machine 4: Tectonic Escalator 5: High Water, Low Water 6: Dynasties 7: Echoes 8: Traces 9: Body of Evidence 10: Meeting the People Further reading

About the Author :
Jan Zalasiewicz is a lecturer in Geology at the University of Leicester. A field geologist, palaeontologist and statigrapher, he teaches various aspects of geology and Earth history to undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has published over a hundred papers in scientific journals.

Review :
`Review from previous edition The directing theme of humanity's ultimate mark on the Earth is handled imaginatively and carefully, and gives pause for thought. It works even better, I would say, as an entree to modern Earth sciences.' Michael Benton, Times Higher Education `A very serious, very informative book.' Geographical. `A fascinating and thought provoking read.' Adventure Travel `A wonderfully thought-provoking and fascinating look at the impression we're leaving on our planet. Zalasiewicz...does a fantastic job.' Chris Turney, www.Nature.com `'The Earth After Us' is a thoroughly inspirational book.' Chris Turney, www.nature.com `A fantastic introduction to the world around us taken from a highly original angle.' Chris Turney, www.Nature.com `Zalasiewicz presents an elegant and authoritative primer on the earth sciences....this book is beautifully written.' Times Higher Education Supplement. `This is a wonderful, elegant, short book.' Michael Benton, Times Higher Education Supplement `A delightful retelling of how Earth's geoscientists reconstructed its history.' Nature Geoscience. `I highly recommend this book for geoscientists in general.' William R Ruddiman. Nature Geoscience. `Elegantly written book, one of the best of recent geology popularisations.' New Scientist.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780199214983
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press
  • Height: 196 mm
  • No of Pages: 266
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Weight: 340 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0199214980
  • Publisher Date: 10 Sep 2009
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: What legacy will humans leave in the rocks?
  • Width: 128 mm


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