People of the Century: One Hundred Men And Women Who Shaped The Last One Hundred Years

Time-life, The editors of; CBS, Inc

ISBN 10: 0684870932 / ISBN 13: 9780684870939

Edité par Simon & Schuster (edition First Edition), 1999

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With dust jacket. It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: People of the Century: One Hundred Men And Women Who Shaped The Last One Hundred Years
• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster (edition First Edition)
• Date de parution: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0684870932
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780684870939
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Good
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette

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Synopsis

The atom has been split, genes spliced and sheep cloned, the silicon chip and rock and roll were invented, and inherited ideas about logic and learning have been overthrown. The 20th century has been shaped by many and this collection selects 100 influential leaders, artists, intellects and heroes.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is the century in which we split the atom, probed the psyche, spliced genes and cloned a sheep. We invented plastic, the silicon chip, and rock and roll. We build airplanes, rockets, satellites, televisions, computers, and atom bombs. We overthrew our inherited ideas about logic, language, learning, mathematics, economics, and even space and time.
This monumental century has been shaped by many, but PEOPLE OF THE CENTURY selects the one hundred most influential leaders, artists, intellects, and heroes. Sure to spark lively debates and compelling arguments, the book's erudite, highly literate profiles, all accompanied by a captivating array of photographs, were crafted by this eras finest writers from Salman Rushdie, Henry Kissinger, Richard Rhodes, Elie Weisel to Robert Hughes and many more.