Origins : Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

from LaPhenix

Interesting, and undoubtedly informative, though it feels like Neil tried to cram in everything he thought people should know.

from Princesca

It could have been more fascinating, it seems that astrophysics is not much more than guessing at its the current state :(

from LisCarey

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith giving us the lowdown on what we know about the origins of--everything. The universe, the solar system, our own planet, life, and a good deal else. This book was written in 2004, so some things have already changed. For instance, Pluto and Ceres are now of...

from pgiunta

Arguably the most popular science communicator since Carl Sagan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, in collaboration with fellow astrophysicist Donald Goldsmith, delivers an engaging and sometimes humorous account of the origins of the universe, our solar system, our planet, and life on Earth. I read Origins s...

from sadi.thomas

Very handle tool for those interested in the content but only have a general knowledge of astrophysics / astronomy / cosmology. Useful codex at the end of the book for easy reference. Studies the cosmic origins of our universe, galaxies, stars, planets, and life on earth in an easy-to-follow popu...