Beginner"s Guides In this incredible expedition into the origins, workings, and evolution of our planet, John Gribbin, bestselling author of In Search of Schrodinger"s Cat, The Scientists, and In Search of the Multiverse, does what he does best: taking 4.5 billion years of mind-boggling science and digging out the best bits. From the physics of Newton and the geology of Wegener, to the environmentalism of Lovelock, this is a must read for Earth"s scientists and residents alike.