2004
First Published
3.72
Average Rating
300
Number of Pages
A compelling biography of the visionary founder of modern geology—a man who challenged orthodox beliefs to prove the antiquity of the earth.
Avg Rating
3.72
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Author
Stephen Baxter
Author · 71 books
Stephen Baxter is a trained engineer with degrees from Cambridge (mathematics) and Southampton Universities (doctorate in aeroengineering research). Baxter is the winner of the British Science Fiction Award and the Locus Award, as well as being a nominee for an Arthur C. Clarke Award, most recently for Manifold: Time. His novel Voyage won the Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History Novel of the Year; he also won the John W. Campbell Award and the Philip K. Dick Award for his novel The Time Ships. He is currently working on his next novel, a collaboration with Sir Arthur C. Clarke. Mr. Baxter lives in Prestwood, England.
