Pinball Effect, The - Couverture souple

Burke, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0316116106 ISBN 13 : 9780316116107

Editeur : Back Bay Books, 1997

Synopsis

The Pinball Effect For Burke, knowledge is a vast interconnected web where each new discovery or development will in some way affect everything else. To prove his point he takes the reader on 20 journeys through history, including a zigzag path which starts with medieval spicy food and ends with smart bombs. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

For James Burke, knowledge is a vast interconnected web - which means you never know how a new discovery or development, or even a chance accident, will affect everything else. To prove his point, he takes us on twenty exhilarating, all-new journeys through history's byways and shortcuts - from the zigzag path that starts with medieval spicy food and ends with smart bombs to the road that connects bottle caps with the Bowie Knife. Through these and hundreds of other fascinating examples - further linked by 447 cross references - Burke proves once more that he has 'one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world' - WASHINGTON POST.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Although James Burke works extensively in the US he still calls England home. He is both a writer and broadcaster, well-known in England for his popular TV series.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Back Bay Books
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0316116106
• ISBN 13: 9780316116107
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 340