Why Dinosaurs Matter

作者 Kenneth Lacovara作者
出版社 Simon & Schuster/ TED
出版时间 2017年9月
ISBN 1501120107 或 9781501120107
定价 128.00

内容简介

Whatcanlong-deaddinosaursteachusaboutourfuture?Plenty,accordingtopaleontologistKennethLacovara,whohasdiscoveredsomeofthelargestcreaturestoeverwalktheEarth.

Bytappingintotheubiquitouswonderthatdinosaursinspire,Lacovaraweavestogetherthestoriesofourgeologicalawakening,ofhumanity’sepicstruggletounderstandthenatureofdeeptime,themeaningoffossils,andourownplaceonthevastandbountifultreeoflife.

Goonajourney––backtowhendinosaursruledtheEarth––todiscoverhowdinosaursachievedfeatsunparalleledbyanyothergroupofanimals.Learnthesecretsofhowpaleontologistsfindfossils,andexplorequirky,butprofoundquestions,suchas:Isapenguinadinosaur?And,howarethetinyarmsofT.rexthekeytoitspowerandferocity?

Inthisrevealingbook,Lacovaraoffersthelatestideasabouttheshockingandcalamitousdeathofthedinosaursandtiestheirvulnerabilitiestoourown.WhyDinosaursMatteriscompellingandengaging—agreatreminderthatourplaceonthisplanetisbothprecariousandpotentiallyfleeting.“Aswemoveintoanuncertainenvironmentalfuture,ithasneverbeenmoreimportanttounderstandthepast.”

作者简介

Dr.KennethLacovarahasunearthedsomeofthelargestdinosaursevertowalkourplanet,includingthesuper-massiveDreadnoughtus,whichatsixty-fivetonsweighsmorethansevenT.rex.Throughhiswork,blendingexplorationwiththelatesttechniquesfrommedicineandengineering,Lacovaraportraysdinosaursasvigorous,competentcreatures—theadaptablechampionsofanage.

Lacovaraissoughtaroundtheworldforhisabilitytobringthewondersofscienceandthethrillofdiscoverytoawiderangeofaudiences.“He’sgotawayofilluminatingthebiggerpicture,ofsomehowturning‘why’intowonder.It’snotjustthathe’sspeakingaboutwhathappenedwaybackwhen,butwhatitmightmeanforustoday.”SaysChrisAnderson,CuratorofTED.

HehasappearedinmanytelevisiondocumentariesandhisdiscoverieshavelandedhimthreetimesinDiscovermagazine’s100TopScienceStoriesoftheyearandinTime’sTopStoriesof2014.LacovarawasnamedbyMen’sJournalasoneof“TheNextGenerationofExplorers”andheisanelectedfellowoftheprestigiousExplorersClubinNewYork.

KennethLacovaraisthefounderanddirectoroftheEdelmanFossilParkofRowanUniversityinNewJersey.WhyDinosaursMatterishisfirstbook.