by Isaac Asimov · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401459115
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«Orígenes» is Isaac Asimov's popular science essay, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (276 pages, in Spanish).
A popular science journey through fifteen billion years of history: from the Big Bang and the formation of the cosmos to the evolution of species and the origins of humankind. Asimov presents scientific discoveries about the immense and the microscopic, connecting astronomy, biology and history in an accessible explanation of our origins.
Originally published in English as «Beginnings: The Story of Origins» (1987); this Spanish edition appeared in 1992.
For readers interested in science, astronomy and history.
Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. He wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Best known for his hard science fiction, Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as popular science and other non-fiction. His work spans nine out of the ten categories of the Dewey decimal system.
