A Light History Of Hot Air, A - Couverture rigide

Doherty, Peter

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0522854079 ISBN 13 : 9780522854077

Editeur : Melbourne University Press, 2007

Synopsis

We've lit big fires and gentle flames over the ages to open our minds, to warn of danger, to brighten our way through the darkness and to allow us to read in bed at night.

Nobel Prize-winner Peter Doherty's enthusiasm and curiosity about the world around him informs this atmospheric collection of stories on illumination, hot air and burning in all their guises. Written with great style and richly intimate with personal anecdotes, A Light History of Hot Air is concerned with the world and the simple beauty of science. Doherty shines a unique, tangential light of insight that reveals his subjects in new and unexpected ways.

A childhood in Queensland awakens a boy's-own-adventure enthusiasm for trains and ships; further learning leads to admiration for such engineering marvels as the humble refrigerator and the steady march of progress that has brought us from tallow candles to electric lights.

Featuring cameos from Albert Einstein, Samuel Pepys, Charles Dickens and Thomas the Tank Engine, among others, A Light History of Hot Air is an unmissable treat.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter Doherty AC was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine with Swiss colleague, Rolf Zinkernagel, in 1996. He was Australian of the Year in 1997, and is the author of The Beginner's Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize: A Life in Science and Sentinel Chickens.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Melbourne University Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0522854079
• ISBN 13: 9780522854077
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
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• Personne responsable: non disponible