Robert M. Hazen
Author of Science matters : achieving scientific literacy
About the Author
The son of Don Francis and Dorothy Ellen, Robert Miller Hazen was born in Rockville Centre, N.Y. on November 1, 1948. Hazen received his Bachelor of Science Degree at MIT in 1971 and earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University. A research scientist as well as a part-time musician, Hazen has used his show more vast background in both fields to write a number of books and articles over the years. Some of those books include Music Men, The Poetry of Geology, Keepers of the Flame, and Sciences: An Integrated Approach. Hazen's book, Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy, written with James S. Trefil, was heralded by Kirkus Review as "easily one of the finest available single-volume introductions to science." (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Robert M. Hazen
The Origin and Evolution of Earth: From the Big Bang to the Future of Human Existence (2013) 36 copies
The Solar System 1 copy
What is Life ? 1 copy
The Atmospheric Cycle 1 copy
Earth Cycles - Water 1 copy
The Dynamic Earth 1 copy
The Earth as a Planet 1 copy
The Life Cycle of Stars 1 copy
The Nebular Hypothesis 1 copy
The Big Bang 1 copy
Astronomy 1 copy
Isotopes and Radioactivity 1 copy
Properties of Materials 1 copy
Strategies of Life 1 copy
The Genetic Code 1 copy
The Joy of Science, Part III 1 copy
The Joy of Science, Part IV 1 copy
The Joy of Science, Part II 1 copy
The Joy of Science, Part V 1 copy
Proteins 1 copy
Genetic Engineering 1 copy
Reading the Genetic Code 1 copy
The Discovery of DNA 1 copy
The Chemistry of Carbon 1 copy
Breve storia della Terra 1 copy
The Rock Cycle 1 copy
Saber Ciência 1 copy
High-Temperature & High-Pressure Crystal Chemistry (Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Volume 41) (2018) 1 copy
Introduction to Chemistry 1 copy
Entropy 1 copy
The Quantum World 1 copy
The Bohr Atom 1 copy
Atoms 1 copy
Relativity 1 copy
Electromagnetism 1 copy
Electricity 1 copy
The Nature of Energy 1 copy
Universal Gravitation 1 copy
Newton’s Laws of Motion 1 copy
The Ordered Universe 1 copy
The Scientific Method 1 copy
The Nature of Science 1 copy
The Joy of Science, Part I 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Hazen, Robert M.
- Birthdate
- 1948
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS | Earth Science | 1970)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SM | Earth Science | 1971)
Harvard University (PhD | Earth Science | 1975) - Occupations
- scientist (Carnegie Institution of Washington ∙ 1978- )
professor (Earth Science ∙ George Mason University ∙ 1989- )
trumpeter (1966- )
lecturer - Organizations
- Carnegie Institution of Washington
George Mason University
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Mineralogical Society of America
Microbes Mind Forum - Awards and honors
- Mineralogical Society of America Award (1982)
American Chemical Society Ipatieff Prize (1986)
ASCAP Deems Taylor Award (1989)
Educational Press Association Award (1992)
Elizabeth Wood Science Writing Award (1998)
Distinguished Public Service Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America (2009)
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Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy… by Robert M. Hazen
From plate tectonics to leptons to the first living cell, now you can understand the simple science behind our complex world These 18 lucid essays cover mainly life and physical sciences, connecting fresh presentations of basic chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy and biology to today's scientific news. The book's treatment will cause readers to wonder what was so confusing about the periodic table of elements they confronted in their school days.
This fascinating book explores the interplay of geology and biology on earth. From the very formation of the planet to well into the future, the author makes a compelling case, in accessible and descriptive prose, for the interconnectedness of geologic processes and the evolution of life. While the author's background as a mineralogist does make this book especially compelling for people interested in the broad strokes of geology and earth history, there is something in here for any reader willing to pick it up.… (more)
Fascinating study of earth's origins and the progression of its formation from a mass of gases to what it is today, with a disturbing look at its future. There's a lot of technical stuff, but it is rendered quite clearly and I found it no obstacle to enjoying this illuminating and perspective-changing book.
An excellent course covering the various theories of the origins of life. The coverage is quite broad and I learned about theories I'd never heard of elsewhere. Hazen interjects biographical and autobiographical to round out the history and context of the material.
I'd recommend this to anyone with an interest in science.
I'd recommend this to anyone with an interest in science.
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- Works
- 99
- Members
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- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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