DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER…OR ARE THEY?*Whether he’s diving to the bottom of the Marianas Trench, building the Brooklyn Bridge, or racing with the speed of light to the farthest reaches of the universe, Isaac Asimov excites our intellect.In this remarkable new collection, he takes us on a fantastic journey back 4.5 billion years, calculates the Day 1, and looks for the runaway asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. Along the way he teaches us to avoid the “bends,” and to hunt for quarks. From robots to Einstein, black holes to anti-matter, COUNTING THE EONS is an entertaining mix of Asimov’s scientific wit and wonder.*And that glittering diamond? In just an eon or two, it will revert to a more stable form of carbon—graphite.“ASIMOV PROVES HIS REPUTATION AS THE DEAN OF POPULAR SCIENCE WRITERS.”Los Angeles Times“ASIMOV’S CONTROVERSIAL STYLE [sic!] AND SHEER DETERMINATION TO INTEREST THE READER SHINES THROUGH.”The New York Times