"The Source" by James Michener is fun historical fiction on the subject. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Source_%28novel%29 I'm also a big fan of the Cartoon History of the Universe series. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cartoon_History_of_the_U... (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cartoon_History_of_the_Universe)
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