Gabrielle Walker

Antarctica (eBook, ePUB)

An Intimate Portrait of a Mysterious Continent

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The acclaimed science writer presents a wide-ranging exploration of Antarctica's history, nature, and global significance in this "rollicking good read" (Kirkus). From the early expeditions of Ernest Shackleton to David Attenborough's documentary series Frozen Planet, the continent of Antarctica has captured the world's imagination. After the Antarctic Treaty of 1961, decades of scientific research revealed the true extent of its many mysteries. Now former Nature magazine staff writer Gabrielle Walker tells the full story of Antarctica-from its fascinating history to its uncertain future and the international teams of researchers who brave its forbidding climate. Drawing on her broad travels across the continent, Walker weaves all the significant threads of life on the vast ice sheet into a multifaceted narrative, illuminating what it really feels like to be there and why it draws so many different kinds of people. She chronicles cutting-edge science experiments, visits to the South Pole, and unsettling portents about our future in an age of global warming. "We are all anxious Antarctic watchers now, and Walker's book is the essential primer."-The Guardian, UK

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Seitenzahl: 421
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780547536972
• Artikelnr.: 40176406

Autorenporträt

GABRIELLE WALKERhas a PhD in chemistry fromCambridge Universityand has taught at both Cambridge and Princeton universities. She is a consultant to NewScientist, contributes frequently to BBC Radio, and writes for many newspapers and magazines. She is also the author offour books, including An Ocean of Air and Antarctica. She lives inLondon.