American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World

Baron, David

ISBN 10: 1631494554 / ISBN 13: 9781631494550

Edité par Liveright, 2018

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Synopsis :

Longlisted for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science Writing
Winner of the AIP Science Communication Award
An Amazon Best Book of the Year (Science)
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Book of the Year
Finalist for the Colorado Book Award (Nonfiction)
Booklist Editors’ Choice (Science & Technology)

This “suspenseful narrative history” (Maureen Corrigan, NPR) brings to life the momentous eclipse that enthralled a nation and thrust American science onto the world stage.

À propos de l?auteur: David Baron is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author of The Beast in the Garden and American Eclipse. A former science correspondent for NPR, he has also written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, and other publications. David recently served as the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific Innovation. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to ...
Éditeur : Liveright
Date d'édition : 2018
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Good