Astrobiology: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Catling, David C. David C. Catling,

ISBN 10: 0199586454 / ISBN 13: 9780199586455

Published by OUP Oxford, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Astrobiology: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199586454
• ISBN 13: 9780199586455
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Astrobiologists study the origin and evolution of life on Earth and the possibility of life beyond Earth; a question that has fascinated scientists for hundreds of years. In this Very Short Introduction, David C. Catling introduces the latest scientific understanding of astrobiology, incorporating aspects of microbiology, geology, and astronomy.

About the Author

David C. Catling, Department of Earth and Space Sciences and Astrobiology Program, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.

David Catling is a Professor of Earth and Space Sciences. After a doctorate at the University of Oxford, he worked as a planetary scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center near San Francisco, from 1995-2001. In 2001, he was appointed as one of the world's first astrobiology professors at the University of Washington in Seattle. From 2005-2008, Prof. Catling was European Union Marie Curie Chair in Earth System and Planetary Studies at the University of Bristol, before returning to Seattle in 2009. He has taught astrobiology courses for over a decade and has published over eighty papers and articles in areas ranging from the geology of Mars, to the biochemistry of complex life, to the co-evolution of Earth's atmosphere and biosphere.