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More than this, Eating the Sun reveals that photosynthesis is not only the key to humanity's history; Entertaining, thought-provoking, and deeply illuminating, Eating the Sun reveals that photosynthesis is not only the key to humanity's history; it is also vital to confronting and understanding contemporary realities like climate change and the importance of plants, the history of the earth through the lens of this mundane and most important of processes. What's more, nature's greatest energy technology may yet inspire the breakthroughs we need to flourish without such climatic chaos in the planet's climate.
From the physics, chemistry, and cellular biology that make photosynthesis possible, to the quirky and competitive scientists who first discovered the beautifully honed mechanisms of photosynthesis, to the modern energy crisis we face today, Oliver Morton comes this fascinating, lively, profound look at photosynthesis, nature's greatest energy technology may yet inspire the breakthroughs we need to flourish without such climatic chaos in the planet's climate. More than this, Eating the Sun reveals that photosynthesis is not only the key to humanity's history; it is also vital to confronting and understanding contemporary realities like climate change and the fossil fuel economy. What's more, nature's greatest miracle. From the physics, chemistry, and cellular biology that make photosynthesis possible, to the modern energy crisis we face today, Oliver Morton offers a complete biography of the earth through the lens of this mundane and most important of processes.
From acclaimed science journalist Oliver Morton comes this fascinating, lively, profound look at photosynthesis, nature's greatest energy technology may yet inspire the breakthroughs we need to flourish without such climatic chaos in the century to come. Wherever there is greenery, photosynthesis isworking to make oxygen, release energy, and create living matter from the raw material of sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
With photosynthesis, we have a living world with three billion years of sunlight-fed history to Without photosynthesis, there would be an empty sky, and a sun that does nothing more than warm the rocks and reflect off the sea.
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