Allen A. Debus: When the Asteroid Hits

Cover: 9781476694580 | When the Asteroid Hits | Allen A. Debus | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Beschreibung

The incomprehensible notion of a very large chunk of ice or rock from outer space smashing into the Earth has only become mainstream within the past two centuries. Though early writers imagined the utterly fantastic consequences of comet collisions and speculated on the devastation they might wreak, it was not until the 1980s when scientists finally resolved that dinosaurs were extinguished by an asteroid 66 million years ago. This startling announcement captivated the media and tilted the science fiction world but in reality, history may have been punctuated repeatedly by such events.
This book collects and analyzes ideas of asteroid, comet, and planetary impacts with Earth spanning two centuries, from the first realization of extinctions in fossil records to the new millennium, reflected in scores of sci-fi stories, films, and televised science documentaries. The author examines social and geopolitical fears tied to the prospect of a cosmic-borne catastrophe. Science, fiction, and speculation are artfully melded.

Über den Autor

Allen A. Debus, a retired environmental chemist, has long been infatuated with dinosaurs, paleontology, science fiction, Godzilla and King Kong. He has written several books addressing prehistoric creatures--both real and fictional--in popular culture, and attends Chicagoland's Wizard World and G-Fest. He is a member of the G-Fan Hall of Fame and lives in Hanover Park, Illinois.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Preface: Warning from Space

Introduction: What Goes Around Comes Around

One.¿Mammoths and Comets in Popular Culture-Early Perspectives

Two.¿On Comets: Inflicting Terror and Angst in Modernity-A Popular View

Three.¿Target-Earth!

Four.¿Worlds in Collision

Five.¿Mid-Century Descent into Quackery?

Six.¿Fossil Impact-Kentland Interlude

Seven.¿Hammer Fall

Eight.¿Inextricably Linked-Asteroids and Dinosaurs Enter Mainstream

Nine.¿Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes: Nemesis-Death Star Days

Ten.¿Time Travels-Reality of Instantaneity!

Eleven.¿Mammoths, Meteorites, and Supernovae-Life on the Fringe

Twelve.¿Megadeaths-Demonology and Fates of Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Man

Epilogue

Appendix: What Happened Before Could Befall Us Again! (Visualizing Asteroid Impacts and Comet Collisions)

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2024
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe
Rubrik:	Sozialwissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781476694580
ISBN-10:	1476694583
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Debus, Allen A.
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Allen A. Debus
Erscheinungsdatum:	03.10.2024
Gewicht:	0,594 kg