The Science of Monsters

Informationen zum Autor Matt Kaplan is a professional science writer who covers everything from psychology to parasitology. He writes for The Economist and regularly contributes to Nature , National Geographic , New Scientist and Scientific American . He is also the author of David Attenborough's First Life (HarperCollins, 2010). He divides his time between London and Los Angeles. Klappentext A winning combination of popular science, mythology and culture which looks at monsters; how they have taken root in the popular imagination and what made them so terrifying. Dragons, sea serpents, giants and vampires are all explored, drawing on scientific principles, current research and information from the natural world. Why monsters came to be and what made them so terrifying. Zusammenfassung Why monsters came to be and what made them so terrifying.

Product details

• Authors: Matt Kaplan, Kaplan Matt
• Publisher: Constable
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.03.2013
• EAN: 9781472101150
• ISBN: 978-1-4721-0115-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 217 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning; Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); popular science, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Unexplained Phenomena, SCIENCE / General, Monsters & Legendary Beings