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T. Rex and the Crater of Doom by Walter Alvarez lays out the current thinking on what killed the
dinosaurs. Alvarez provides a detailed
history of the thinking on this question over time & how new evidence lead
to a change in the answer. The book is
highly readable and very interesting.
The author explains the science in a cogent way that is understandable
even by those who don’t have a background in any of the myriad of areas
covered.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
T. Rex and the Crater of Doom
T. Rex and the Crater of Doom by Walter Alvarez lays out the current thinking on what killed the
dinosaurs. Alvarez provides a detailed
history of the thinking on this question over time & how new evidence lead
to a change in the answer. The book is
highly readable and very interesting.
The author explains the science in a cogent way that is understandable
even by those who don’t have a background in any of the myriad of areas
covered.