Time's Second Arrow: Evolution, Order, A
Language: English
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2026
- Hardcover
- Used

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- Title
- Time's Second Arrow: Evolution, Order, A
- Author
- Hazen, Robert M
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- Like New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1324105488
- ISBN 13
- 9781324105480
A distinguished geoscientist and rising-star astrobiologist offer a stunning new theory upending 150 years of established science–and an inspiring new vision of our universe
In Time’s Second Arrow, Robert M. Hazen and Michael L. Wong overturn more than a century of scientific canon, arguing that there must be a second “arrow of time”—a heretofore missing law of nature that explains how the marvellously complex constituents of our universe came to be. Evolution, they boldly propose, is a universal phenomenon–not only in biology, but in the entire atomic, chemical, mineral and physical universe. Showing how a natural process of selection for increasing function has shaped the universe since its inception, they explore how this new law could possibly help us identify life on other planets and–perhaps–even understand the purpose and meaning of life on Earth in a new way.
Elegantly written and deeply moving, Time’s Second Arrow reveals how our cosmic inheritance includes a drive toward wondrous invention and progress—ultimately revising our understanding of the universe and our place within it.
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About the Author
Michael L. Wong is a planetary scientist and astrobiologist at the Carnegie Institution for Science. He lives in Washington, DC.
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New Story Community Books
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New Story Community Books is a full service new & used bookstore located in the heart of historic Marshall, Michigan. We strive for quality books often related to Michigan history. We are midway between Chicago and Detroit with wonderful restaurants and a nationally recognized historic downtown. We love readers and are on a quest to improve literacy while encouraging a love of books among youth of all ages! Our knowledgeable and friendly staff can get almost any book a customer would like.
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