The Science of Jurassic Park and the Lost World (Paperback)

by Rob Desalle (Author), David Lindley (Author)

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Product Description
From two top scientists comes a fun and fascinating book that takes readers on a deliciously fun scientific romp into the far reaches of today's state-of-the-art science to explore the worlds of dinosaurs and DNA. Line drawings .

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060977353
• ISBN-13: 978-0060977351
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #218,780 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for anyone interested in science., June 24, 1998

By A Customer

This book is a very easy to read, amazingly detailed look at what it would take, in reality, to bring a dinosaur back to life with fossilized DNA (fragments). In his step-by-step approach he takes you through the test-tubes, the centrifuges, and especially the problems that would be associated with each step. This book would be very interesting for anyone with the remotest interest in science. It is helpful (not required) to have some general science background to help understand some of the concepts fully. The ONLY slight drawback that I found was that the book has pessimestic overtones throughout about the film "Jurassic Park."

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart and accurate, this book asks a lot of, "what ifs.", November 4, 1998

By A Customer

I am a budding biology teacher, and I found the book to be very factual and technically accurate. I have had a fascination for dinosaurs since I was a kid, and genetics became an interest in college. The books and blockbuster movies have intrigued me greatly. This book brought the printed page and the film strips from the silver screen and the bookshelves to the dissecting table in a unique fashion that is fair truthful and quite humorous at times.

1 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars o.k., July 5, 1999

By A Customer

Ian Malcolm and John Hammond both die at the end of Jurassic park and yet in the sequal Lost World they are both alive again.