A Short History of Nearly Everything - Illustrated Edition

Informationen zum Autor Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines! Iowa! in 1951. He settled in England in 1977! and lived for many years with his English wife and four children in North Yorkshire. He and his family then moved to America for a few years but have now returned to the UK. He succeeded Sir Peter Ustinov as Chancellor of the University of Durham in April 2005. His bestsellers include The Lost Continent! Neither Here Nor There! Notes From a Small Island! A Walk in the Woods! Down Under and! most recently! A Short History of Nearly Everything which won the Aventis Prize for Science Books in 2004. Klappentext In the bestselling! prize-winning "A Short History Of Nearly Everything" Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the world of science both understandable and entertaining to millions. Now in this glorious new illustrated edition! everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilisation is even more vividly brought to life with stunning full colour photographs! drawings and cartoons.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Bill Bryson
• Edition: Doubleday
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 04.11.2005
• EAN: 9780385609616
• ISBN: 978-0-385-60961-6
• Pages: 623
• Dimensions: 204 mm x 261 mm x 42 mm
• Thème: Doubleday
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences naturelles en général; Wissenschaft, Evolution (Abstammungslehre)