num_pages: 241
description: Numerous illustrations, photos &amp; drawings."The author blends a crisp style with an unusual selection of photographs to reveal the birth &amp; death of stars &amp; planets &amp; the emergence of intelligent life. The prospects for life on other planets &amp; the chances for contact with intelligent beings in other solar systems are discussed. The author's observations of Rutherford, Darwin, Urey &amp; other pioneer scientists add a compelling human element to the story. This book is one of those rareties in science &amp; literature--a lucid &amp; fascinating scientific discussion of the most fundamental questions regarding the origin of the world."--excerpt
language: English
title: Red Giants and White Dwarfs
titlecomplete: Red Giants and White Dwarfs
genres: Physics, Science, Nonfiction, Space, Science Nature, Astronomy
ratings_count: 124
publisher: Signet Books (NY)