num_pages: 320
description: The story of matter and the history of the cosmos from the perspective of a single oxygen atom, told with the insight and wit of one of the most dynamic physicists and writers working today.Through this astonishing work, he manages to stoke wonder at the powers and unlikely events that conspired to create our solar system, our ecosystem, and us.
language: English
title: Atom: An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...and Beyond
titlecomplete: Atom: An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...and Beyond
genres: Physics, Space, History, Popular Science, Philosophy, Astronomy, Biology, Science, Nonfiction, Evolution
ratings_count: 544
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award
category: Scientist
publisher: Back Bay Books