false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1160527105m/2149.jpg 2149 4 An accomplished young scientist solves one of the greatest mysteries of evolution: What caused the dramatic explosion of life half a billion years ago? <P> About 550 million years ago, there was literally an explosion of life forms, as all the major animal groups suddenly and dramatically appeared. Although several books have been written about this surprising event, known as the Cambrian explosion, none has explained why it occurred. Indeed, none was able to. Here, for the first time, Oxford zoologist Andrew Parker reveals his theory of this great flourishing of life. Parker's controversial but increasingly accepted"Light Switch Theory" holds that it was the development of vision in primitive animals that caused the explosion. Drawing on evidence not just from biology, but also from geology, physics, chemistry, history, and art, In the Blink of an Eye is the fascinating account of a young scientist's intellectual journey, and a celebration of the scientific method. 6192 2003 In the Blink of an Eye: How Vision Sparked the Big Bang of Evolution total:29|5:8|4:14|3:6|2:1| 29 116 50 9 4 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jul 12 20:29:26 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 12 20:38:22 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 true false Thu Jan 17 13:23:10 -0800 2008 Mon Aug 20 01:28:38 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 24 22:58:26 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 03 11:08:24 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 11:12:44 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 19:22:43 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 02 13:38:14 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 31 14:59:39 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 15:01:22 -0700 2008 4 0 true false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 21 06:54:38 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 21 06:54:56 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Tue Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 10:24:37 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 13:20:59 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Jul 19 11:02:26 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 11:02:26 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sat Aug 23 07:57:44 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 07:57:58 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 16:01:06 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 21:02:57 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 04 07:01:46 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 07:01:46 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 26 19:57:47 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 19:57:47 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Aug 20 06:56:07 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 06:56:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 20 16:54:59 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 17:24:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 07 11:10:11 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 11:10:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 29 10:20:28 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 10:20:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri May 29 01:47:53 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 01:47:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 22 07:04:26 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 07:04:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 17 08:56:02 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 08:56:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 12 15:38:11 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 15:38:19 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2149