Meteorite, Tim Gregory
Meteorite, Tim Gregory
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Meteorite
How Stones from Outer Space Made Our World

Author: Tim Gregory

Narrator: Tim Gregory

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 10/13/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Explore the universe and immerse yourself in the story of our solar system, planet, and life through meteorites. "Meteorite is a treasure"--Wall Street Journal

Meteorites have long been seen as portents of fate and messages from the gods, their fiery remains inspiring worship and giving rise to legends that have persisted for millennia. But beyond the lore, meteorites tell an even greater story: that of our solar system. In Meteorite, geologist Tim Gregory shows that beneath the charred crusts of these celestial stones lies a staggering diversity of rock types. Their unique constituents, vibrant colors, and pungent smells contain thrilling tales of interstellar clouds, condensing stardust, and the fiery collisions of entire worlds. Gregory explores the world of meteorites to uncover new insights into what our solar system was like before our sun became a star, into the forging of our planet, and into the emergence of life on it. Humans have long looked to the skies for answers to big questions. Meteorite reveals how science is finally arriving at those answers.

About Tim Gregory

Tim Gregory is a nuclear scientist at Sellafield, United Kingdom, where he measures the chemistry and radioactivity of nuclear materials in the lab. Previously, Tim was an academic specialising in cosmochemistry and wrote the popular book Meteorites: The Stones from Outer Space that Made Our World. He has a PhD from the University of Bristol and lives in the North of England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Victor on January 14, 2021

The book begins very well, but its problem is that the author had not decided what he wanted to create: a historical account of meteorites and their fall, or a scientific, astronomy-cum-chemistry account of the fate of the Solar system and the Universe, and how meteorites come into this picture. I w......more

Goodreads review by Brian on August 20, 2020

There have been many books on astronomy, ranging from exploring individual aspects of the solar system, such as the Sun or Mars, through to studies of the most distant depths of the universe, but there has been relatively little on the only astronomical objects that we're able to touch (other than t......more

Goodreads review by Clara on August 10, 2020

[ Cross-posted to Comments by Clara ] Continuing my recent foray into science nonfiction, I picked up Meteorite hoping to learn a bit more about the titular subject matter than I did in my school years, and the author did not disappoint. With information presented in a very organized fashion and with......more

Goodreads review by Ula on September 27, 2020

Who would guess that a book about meteorites is a page-turner? Yet here it is: suspense, fast-paced action, fascinating characters, all enriched by a healthy dose of scientific facts that will satisfy even the most curious reader. I have to admit that night after night I delayed my sleep because I c......more

Goodreads review by Isabelle reads a book a day because she has no friends on May 02, 2021

You know when people get really amped up talking about something they love, and you have no idea what they are talking about, but it is so endearing and you want to encourage them? It’s like that. The passion and excitement of Tim Gregory is contagious. Listening to this audiobook (narrated by the a......more

Quotes

"Meticulously researched and eminently readable…Meteorite is a treasure"—Robert M. Thorson, Wall Street Journal

"I have a new book to recommend. In Meteorite, chemist and geoscientist Tim Gregory weaves a colorful tapestry of historical and scientific stories with an eye towards the latest developments. A passionate communicator, Gregory conjures environments and events far outside the human experience."—Meenakshi Wadhwa, Nature

"Gregory is a geologist with an enthusiasm for storytelling."—Kate Greene, New York Times

"A captivating blend of painstaking detective work and dramatic cosmic events. The impact that rocks from space have had on our culture, and on our knowledge of where we come from -- and where they come from -- may surprise you. As will their impact on the planet of course, should you be lucky enough to see a 'fall.'"—Jon Butterworth, author of Smashing Physics

"Tim Gregory gets it. He has an uncanny ability to swiftly understand, to clearly explain, and to be joyful."—Chris Hadfield, astronaut

"A solid education that is so detailed it will appeal mostly to amateur astronomers and geologists."—Kirkus

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