Donald Goldsmith: 5 books

Astronomers have recently discovered thousands of exotic planets that orbit stars throughout our Milky Way galaxy. With his characteristic wit and style, Donald Goldsmith shows how these observations have already broadened our planetary horizons, and tells us what may come next, including the ultimate discovery: life beyond our home planet.

Drawing on the current cross-pollination of geology, biology, and astrophysics, Origins makes "the astonishing astronomical discoveries of recent years come alive (Michael D. Lemonick). Origin's explores cosmic science's stunning new insights into the formation and evolution of our universe—...

Nuestros verdaderos orígenes no son sólo humanos, ni siquiera terrestres, sino cósmicos. Orígenes es un libro sorprendente y absorbente, que empieza con el Big Bang y termina con la búsqueda de vida extraterrestre, en el cual los autores sintetizan los resultados de diversos campos científicos...

It was probably the greatest private hoard of gold in the world: two thousand tons of bullion lying in a vault in Zurich, which had to be sold. The Greek who owned the gold believed that he was cursed by it; the American underworld who had accepted it as security for a loan wanted their money...

"Bio-Stabilization Case Studies: Treatment and Performance Evaluation" describes and evaluates 30 projects from across the United States where bio-stabilization was employed to address a detrimental naturally occurring process or byproduct of the built environment. Bio-stabilization (or...