{"title":"Cesare Emiliani","description":"\u003cp\u003eCESARE EMILIANI was an Italian-American geologist, micropaleontologist, and founder of paleoceanography. His books include \u003cem\u003ePlanet Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Scientific Companion\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDictionary of Physical Sciences\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmiliani received the Alexander Agassiz Medal of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 1989 and the Vega Medal of the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography in 1983. He earned his doctorate from the University of Bologna in 1945 and a PhD in geology from the University of Chicago in 1950, and served as a professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Miami.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmiliani established that ice ages of the last half million years are a cyclic phenomenon and developed the timescale of marine isotope stages still in use today. He died in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCesare Emiliani’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-scientific-companion-2nd-ed","title":"The Scientific Companion, 2nd Edition","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThis new edition of the critically acclaimed\u003cem\u003e Scientific Companion \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a comprehensive introduction to the physical sciences: physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology, meteorology, biology, atmospheric science, and oceanography.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEmiliani traces the evolution of the universe from the Big Bang to the present, explaining the nature of the galaxy, the Earth, inorganic and organic matter, and the development of scientific thought. More than 50 new illustrations appear throughout - from stunning aerial shots of Earth's topography to striking close-ups of the moon provided by NASA. Hundreds of additional photos, charts, maps, and diagrams, plus 35 tables of the most essential facts, figures, and formulas - from Planck's constant to the laws of thermodynamics, from quantum energy levels to Avogadro's number - make \u003cem\u003eThe Scientific Companion\u003c\/em\u003e an ideal desktop reference. Written for the layperson, sufficiently detailed for students, it is the only book of its kind to bridge the gap between works of popular science and college textbooks.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0471133248\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471133247\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Cesare Emiliani","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43185560617176,"sku":"9780471133247","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43185560649944,"sku":"9781630262266","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470302873_FC_mockup_v2_1738740517_27246e29-f9d1-499b-a44a-ff01b4d9486a.jpg?v=1792009968"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-cesare-emiliani.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}