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David K. Muirhead writing for the [[Astrobiology Society of Britain]] said, "The book starts off with a thorough introduction, across a few chapters, to the reasoning behind organic chemistry and the development of analytical techniques that we use routinely today. The text then moves on very nicely, introducing various cross-discipline strategies as they were introduced over the past 70 years or so".<ref name="David K. Muirhead">{{cite web|url=http://www.astrobiologysociety.org/book-reviews-mainmenu-39/283-echoes-of-life.html|title=Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History|last=Muirhead|first=David K|date=06 April 2009|publisher=Astrobiology Society of Britain}}</ref> |
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Bill Green writing for [[Chemical and Engineering News]] said, "Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History, is in many ways a remarkable book. At once a highly readable introduction to the field of organic geochemistry, it also manages to capture the deep sense of curiosity and wonder associated with scientific investigation".<ref name="Bill Green">{{cite journal|url=http://pubs.acs.org/cen/books/87/8729books.html|title=Tracing Earth History |last=Green|first=Bill |date=July 20, 2009 |journal=Chemical and Engineering News |volume=87 |issue=29 |pages=49–50 }}</ref> |
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Katherine H. Freeman writing for [[Science (journal) | Science]] said, "Writing for the interested nonspecialist, the authors interweave an account of the development of biomarker research and sketches of what these fossil organic molecules tell us about the histories of Earth and life".<ref name="Katherine H. Freeman ">{{cite journal |url=http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/sci;323/5916/879a |title=Bounties from Biomarkers |last=Freeman |first=Katherine H |date=13 February 2009 |journal=Science |volume=323 |issue=5916 |page=879 |doi=10.1126/science.1167929}}</ref> |
Katherine H. Freeman writing for [[Science (journal) | Science]] said, "Writing for the interested nonspecialist, the authors interweave an account of the development of biomarker research and sketches of what these fossil organic molecules tell us about the histories of Earth and life".<ref name="Katherine H. Freeman ">{{cite journal |url=http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/sci;323/5916/879a |title=Bounties from Biomarkers |last=Freeman |first=Katherine H |date=13 February 2009 |journal=Science |volume=323 |issue=5916 |page=879 |doi=10.1126/science.1167929}}</ref> |
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Karen Bushaw-Newton writing for [[BioScience]] said "Those who are interested in geochemistry, and those who are looking to broaden their knowledge of the connections between chemical compounds and the diversity of life, will find Echoes of Life well worth reading. Readers will come away with an understanding of what those compounds mean in a given time and place. Although the science Gaines and her coauthors present is sometimes difficult, the book nicely blends chemical structures with the researchers behind the discoveries". <ref name="American Institute of Biological Sciences">{{cite journal |url=http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1525/bio.2009.59.8.16|title=Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History|last=Bushaw-Newton|first=Karen |journal=BioScience |volume=59 |issue=8 |pages=710–2 |doi=10.1525/bio.2009.59.8.16}}</ref> |
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[[Russell Shapiro]] writing in [[Astrobiology]] said, Susan Gaines and her co-authors tackle a complex but important chapter in the evolving amalgamation of biosciences. <ref name="Russell Shapiro">{{cite journal|last=Shapiro|first=Russell|date=January 2009|title=Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History|journal=Astrobiology|publisher=Mary Ann Liebert,|volume=9|issue=1|pages=138–139|doi=10.1089/ast.2008.0915.|url=http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/ast.2008.0915}}</ref> |
[[Russell Shapiro]] writing in [[Astrobiology]] said, Susan Gaines and her co-authors tackle a complex but important chapter in the evolving amalgamation of biosciences. <ref name="Russell Shapiro">{{cite journal|last=Shapiro|first=Russell|date=January 2009|title=Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History|journal=Astrobiology|publisher=Mary Ann Liebert,|volume=9|issue=1|pages=138–139|doi=10.1089/ast.2008.0915.|url=http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/ast.2008.0915}}</ref> |
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| Author | Susan M. Gaines, Geoffrey Eglinton, and Jurgen Rullkotter |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-Fiction |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 2009 |
| Pages | 376 |
| ISBN | 9780195176193 |
Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History, written by, Susan M. Gaines, Geoffrey Eglinton, and Jurgen Rullkotter, focuses on the history and synthesis of the discipline of organic chemistry, from early experiments in the 1930s to current areas of active research. The book was published by Oxford University Press in 2009.
Synopsis
Echoes of Life focuses on the history of organic chemistry, from early experiments in the 1930s to modern areas of research.
Reception
David K. Muirhead writing for the Astrobiology Society of Britain said, "The book starts off with a thorough introduction, across a few chapters, to the reasoning behind organic chemistry and the development of analytical techniques that we use routinely today. The text then moves on very nicely, introducing various cross-discipline strategies as they were introduced over the past 70 years or so".[1]
Bill Green writing for Chemical and Engineering News said, "Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History, is in many ways a remarkable book. At once a highly readable introduction to the field of organic geochemistry, it also manages to capture the deep sense of curiosity and wonder associated with scientific investigation".[2]
Katherine H. Freeman writing for Science said, "Writing for the interested nonspecialist, the authors interweave an account of the development of biomarker research and sketches of what these fossil organic molecules tell us about the histories of Earth and life".[3]
Karen Bushaw-Newton writing for BioScience said "Those who are interested in geochemistry, and those who are looking to broaden their knowledge of the connections between chemical compounds and the diversity of life, will find Echoes of Life well worth reading. Readers will come away with an understanding of what those compounds mean in a given time and place. Although the science Gaines and her coauthors present is sometimes difficult, the book nicely blends chemical structures with the researchers behind the discoveries". [4]
Russell Shapiro writing in Astrobiology said, Susan Gaines and her co-authors tackle a complex but important chapter in the evolving amalgamation of biosciences. [5]
References
- ^ Muirhead, David K (06 April 2009). "Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History". Astrobiology Society of Britain.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Green, Bill (July 20, 2009). "Tracing Earth History". Chemical and Engineering News. 87 (29): 49–50.
- ^ Freeman, Katherine H (13 February 2009). "Bounties from Biomarkers". Science. 323 (5916): 879. doi:10.1126/science.1167929.
- ^ Bushaw-Newton, Karen. "Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History". BioScience. 59 (8): 710–2. doi:10.1525/bio.2009.59.8.16.
- ^ Shapiro, Russell (January 2009). "Echoes of Life: What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History". Astrobiology. 9 (1). Mary Ann Liebert,: 138–139. doi:10.1089/ast.2008.0915.
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