A Really Short History of Nearly Everything - Couverture souple

Bryson, Bill

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0552562963 ISBN 13 : 9780552562966

Editeur : Corgi Childrens, 2010

Synopsis

Bill's own fascination with science began with a battered old schoolbook he had when he was about ten or eleven years old in America. It had an illustration that captivated him - a cutaway diagram showing Earth's interior as it would look if you cut into it with a large knife and carefully removed about a quarter of its bulk. And he very clearly remembers thinking: 'How do they know that'? Bill's story-telling skill makes the 'How?' and, just as importantly, the 'Who?' of scientific discovery entertaining and accessible for all ages. In this exciting edition for younger readers, he covers the wonder and mysteries of time and space, the frequently bizarre and often obsessive scientists and the methods they used, the crackpot theories which held sway for far too long, the extraordinary accidental discoveries which suddenly advanced whole areas of science when the people were actually looking for something else (or in the wrong direction) and the mind-boggling fact that, somehow, the universe exists and, against all odds, life came to be on this wondrous planet we call home.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Did you know that:

Every atom in your body has almost certainly passed through several stars and been part of millions of organisms on its way to being you?

If you are an an average-sized kid, you have enough potential energy inside you to explode with the force of several hydrogen bombs?

What did happen to the dinosaurs?

How big is the universe?

How heavy is the Earth?

Why are the oceans salty?

Is a meteorite going to hit us?

Bill Bryson's story-telling skill makes the 'How?' and, just as importantly, the 'Who?' of scientific discovery entertaining and accessible for all ages.

In this exciting new edition of his worldwide best-seller, A Short History of Nearly Everything, which has been specially abridged and adapted for younger readers, Bill Bryson explores the mysteries of time and space and how, against all odds, life came to be on the wonderous planet we call home.

Along the way, we meet several bizarre scientists, crackpot theories which held sway for far too long, and some accidental discoveries which changed the way that science developed.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. His bestselling books include The Road to Little Dribbling, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, One Summer and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain. His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and was the biggest selling non-fiction book of its decade in the UK. His new book The Body: A Guide for Occupants is an extraordinary exploration of the human body which will have you marvelling at the form you occupy.
Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University 2005–2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Corgi Childrens
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0552562963
• ISBN 13: 9780552562966
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176