Background
Simon Lamb was born on August 11, 1958, in the United Kingdom.
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Earth Story: The Shaping of Our World
(The authors argue that the Earth is more than simply huma...)
The authors argue that the Earth is more than simply humanity's birthplace, it is the thing that gave people birth. Their book invites readers to follow the journey the planet has undergone over the last four billion years - starting at a time when there was no dry land. Life began around volcanoes on the floor of the primordial ocean. Their eruptions formed the Earth's crust and the first living creatures appeared. But then why did the dinosaurs become extinct? How were the Himalayas formed, over seven million years ago? Was the legend of Noah and the flood based on a real event? Simon Lamb and David Sington attempt to answer these questions and others, tracing evolution to the end of the 20th century. The focus is on the views of contemporary scientists who have effectively changed the way people think about the world, elaborating on the complex relationship between human beings and the ever-changing planet.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Earth-Story-Shaping-Our-World/dp/0563387998
1998
Devil in the Mountain
(How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the Earth...)
How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the Earth? This question has intrigued some of the greatest philosophers and scientists, going back as far as the ancient Greeks. Devil in the Mountain is the story of one scientist, author Simon Lamb, and his quest for the key to this great geological mystery. Lamb and a small team of geologists have spent much of the last decade exploring the rugged Bolivian Andes, the second-highest mountain range on Earth - a region rocked by earthquakes and violent volcanic eruptions. The author's account is both travelogue and detective story, describing how he and his colleagues have pursued a trail of clues in the mountains, hidden beneath the rocky landscape.
https://www.amazon.com/Devil-Mountain-Search-Origin-Andes/dp/0691126208
2004
Simon Lamb
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Simon Lamb is a lecturer and a fellow of St Anne's College in Oxford. Lamb's research as a professor includes work on the deformation process in the Peruvian Andes. He also has supervised students studying geological formations in the Andes.
He is the author, with David Sington, of Earth Story: The Shaping of Our World (1998). The volume is the companion book to an eight-part British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) series that aired beginning in September of 1998. The authors explore how Earth was formed, the connection between volcanoes and the creation of continents, the causes of ice ages, and the effects of mountains on climate. They show how seemingly unrelated earthquakes, glaciers, volcanoes, and weather are very much connected. The book covers the geology of Mars and Venus and the evolution of the Solar System.
Lamb and Sington demonstrate with photographs, illustrations and graphics how Earth's layers of crust, mantle, and outer and inner cores are continually changing. They discuss how, through cracks in mid-ocean ridges, new surfaces emerge and how the resulting heated waters create currents that impact weather. The authors demonstrate how the balance of tectonic plates, atmosphere, water, and living organisms has sustained Earth as a living planet for nearly four billion years.
Lamb's next book, Devil in the Mountain: A Search for the Origin of the Andes (2004), melds geological theory and personal observation. In his book, the author sets out to find the answer to a question geologists and others have pondered for centuries: How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the earth? As he searches for the answer to this question, Lamb takes the reader on both a voyage of scientific discovery and a travel adventure as he spends a decade exploring the Bolivian Andes with a small team of geologists. Devil in the Mountain describes how Lamb and his team cope with extreme environments and unrest as they travel through the country of Bolivia in the middle of the civil war. Lamb describes the area's geology back to the Ice Age. Eventually, Lamb reveals evidence discovered by him and his colleagues that may answer the question of how vast mountain ranges are formed. The book's title comes from Bolivian silver miners who fear a spirit they call "Tio," or "the devil in the mountain."
Lamb also contributed to scientific journals, such as Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Nature.
Achievements
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Simon Lamb is known as an outstanding educator and author. He is particularly recognized as a professor of Earth Sciences at St Anne's College and as the author of the book Earth Story: The Shaping of Our World.
He is the recipient of some awards, including the Best Science Books for Junior High and High School Readers designation and Science Books and Film Online award (1999) for Earth Story.
Works
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Devil in the Mountain
(How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the Earth...)
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Earth Story: The Shaping of Our World
(The authors argue that the Earth is more than simply huma...)
1998
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Devil in the Mountain
