Carbon Dreams
| Author | Gaines, Susan M. |
|---|---|
| Year | 2001 |
| First published | 2001 |
| Publisher | Berkeley: Creative Arts Book Company |
| Number of pages | 351 |
| Edition | First US trade paperback |
| ISBN | 9780887393068 |
| Keywords | chemistry, scientist main character, women in science, climate change, earth sciences, academic science, commercial science, marine sciences, female scientist, literary or mainstream |
Publications that discuss this title
- Tixier Herald, Diana (2000) Carbon Dreams in Booklist. In: Booklist
- Wilson, Elizabeth K. (2001) Carbon Dreams in Chemical and Engineering News. In: Chemical and Engineering News
- Christensen, Thomas (2001) Carbon Dreams in San Francisco Chronicle. In: San Francisco Chronicle
- Trexler, Adam; Johns-Putra, Adeline (2011) Climate change in literature and literary criticism. In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 2 (2) 185 - 200
Abstract
Geochemist Tina Arenas studies climates of the distant geologic past—but her data has unexpectedly modern implications. Thrust into the nascent controversy over global warming at a time when American scientists had just begun to find themselves in the media spotlight, Tina juggles the demands of basic and applied science, vocation and career—and love—while struggling to sort out her conflicting responsibilities to science and society. Carbon Dreams takes us deep into the mind and heart of a young geochemist, where scientific curiosity, wonder, visualization, and uncertainty are center stage. (FMS Gaines)