The Shortest History of the World, 9781760643614
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13.8 billion years of history in one breathtaking, cosmic story.
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The Shortest History of the World

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    256 pages

  • Release Date

    5 July 2022

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Summary

From Big Bang to Biosphere: A Concise Journey Through Time

How did time begin? What conditions led to humans evolving on Earth? Will we survive the Anthropocene? And is it really true that we’re all made from stars?

The Shortest History of the World follows the continuum of historical change in the cosmos – from the Big Bang, through the evolution of life, to human history. Combining knowledge from chemistry, biology, and physics with insights from the social scienc…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781760643614
ISBN-10:1760643610
Author:David Baker
Publisher:Black Inc
Imprint:Black Inc.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:5 July 2022
Weight:224g
Dimensions:1mm x 1mm x 1mm
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About The Author

David Baker

David Baker is a history and science writer who holds the world’s first PhD in Big History, studying under David Christian. He has delivered award-winning lectures at Macquarie University and the University of Amsterdam, is a visiting lecturer at the University of Paris-Sorbonne, and wrote the YouTube series Crash Course Big History, hosted by John and Hank Green in partnership with the Gates Big History Project.

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