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We live on a carbon planet, and we are carbon life. No other element is as important to our well-being. At once ubiquitous and mysterious, unique among chemical elements for its versatility, carbon is an important object of study, both on the cosmic scale and at the level of individual molecules, because it holds answers to some of the most fundamental questions of humanity. Where did the Earth come from? What will eventually happen to this world and us?

American mineralogist and astrobiologist, professor of geophysics, one of the few people to have a mineral named after him, and a musician, Robert Geisen explores the universe to discover the past, present, and future of the most important element of life. This book is for anyone interested in the natural sciences.