Earth: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know

50 Ideas You Really Need to Know

by Martin Redfern

Around 30 years ago, two things happened that were to revolutionize the understanding of our home planet. First, geologists realized that the continents themselves were drifting across the surface of the globe and that oceans were being created and destroyed. Secondly, pictures of the entire planet were returned from space. Suddenly, the Earth began to be viewed as a single entity; a dynamic, interacting whole, controlled by complex processes we scarcely understood.
This Introduction explores emerging geological research and explains how new advances in the understanding of plate tectonics, seismology, and satellite imagery have enabled us to begin to see the Earth as it actually is: dynamic and ever changing.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Geology

208 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2012

Reviews

[Ashok Krishna · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little too technical for reading ease, informative nevertheless.

[Dayana Grace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este libro no es lo que estaba esperando, pensé que sería como una especie de “variedades” con datos x de la tierra, no que me explicaría cómo se formó la tierra y todo el funcionamiento del planeta tierra y nuestro lugar en el universo. Tiene un lenguaje bastante técnico para el lector promedio, pero una vez uno se propone prestarle atención al libro y enfocarse, pues llega a ser bastante entretenido y educativo.
Con este libro he aprendido más sobre los componentes de la tierra, la formación de las rocas, los continentes, las placas, el manto protector de radiación en la atmósfera, no puedo decir que soy una experta, pero definitivamente he tomado más conciencia del lugar donde vivimos.
Leer este libro me hizo recordar la película “Snowpiercer” y el tener el conocimiento sobre estos hechos me hace darme cuenta el daño que le hacemos al planeta y que como especie debemos tomar más conciencia en buscar alternativas sostenibles para nuestro hogar.

[Zalila Isa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mungkin bacaan yang agak berat bagi yang 'terpaksa' baca (baca terjemahannya untuk suntingan). 50 Idea tentang Bumi ini merangkumi 50 perkara penting atau kata kunci berkaitan bumi sejak kelahirannya - asal usul, di dalam bumi, sistem permukaan, planet yang hidup dan masa depan bumi. Secara saintifiknya, bumi ini menjelaskan segala yang yang boleh memberi kefahaman tentang kewujudan bumi secara lengkap. Belajar tentang bumi diharapkan dapat membentuk manusia untuk menghargainya.

[Alexandra Budayová · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was really hard to read as there were many terms related to geology etc. The structure was quite chaotic and it was hard to choose what to read first - the text, boxes or the axis?!
However the chapter were only 4 pages long, the book contained a lot of pictures, graphs and interesting information.

[Chris Seltzer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a really good introduction to Earth Science. I think this is one of the better books in the 50 ideas you really need to know series.

[Aiman Abdel-Samad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Parece ligero a primera vista pero es mucho más riguroso. Aún así es bastante entretenido y muy educativo.
Una sorpresa muy gratificante.

[Am Y · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classified by topic, with about 4-6 pages per topic. E.g. of topics: plate tectonics, ocean currents, carbon cycle, water cycle, earth's magnetic core, etc.

Some of these topics we would be familiar with from our schooldays (e.g. water cycle), but they still made for interesting re-reading due to the greater detail provided. And other more complicated topics were explained concisely, in an easy-to-process manner. Some interesting questions and issues were raised pertaining to some of the topics covered.