Richard Dawkins: The Magic of Reality
The Magic of Reality
Buch
- How We Know What's Really True
- Transworld Publ. Ltd UK, 06/2012
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, B-format paperback
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780552778053
- Bestellnummer: 10234433
- Umfang: 266 Seiten
- Sonstiges: Black and white illustrated chapter headings
- Copyright-Jahr: 2012
- Gewicht: 218 g
- Maße: 207 x 131 mm
- Stärke: 20 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 15.6.2012
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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Kurzbeschreibung
An inspiring introduction to science and a fascinating exploration of the natural world.Beschreibung
Magic takes many forms. The ancient Egyptians explained the night by suggesting that the goddess Nut swallowed the sun. The Vikings believed a rainbow was the gods' bridge to earth. These are magical, extraordinary tales. But there is another kind of magic, and it lies in the exhilaration of discovering the real answers to these questions. It is the magic of reality - science.Packed with inspiring explanations of space, time and evolution, laced with humour and clever thought experiments, The Magic of Reality explores a stunningly wide range of natural phenomena. What is stuff made of? How old is the universe? What causes tsunamis? Who was the first man, or woman? This is a page-turning, inspirational detective story that not only mines all the sciences for its clues but primes the reader to think like a scientist too.
Richard Dawkins elucidates the wonders of the natural world to all ages with his inimitable clarity and exuberance in a text that will enlighten and inform for generations to come.
Rezension
"From the first sentence it reads with the force and fluency of a classic ... a luminous, authoritative prose that transcends age differences" Ricky Gervais The TimesKlappentext
Richard Dawkins has written a string of bestselling books, including the phenomenal The God Delusion. He is a fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Literature, and has won numerous awards. He was a professor at Oxford University until 2008 and he remains a fellow of New College.Biografie
Richard Dawkins, geb. 1941 in Nairobi, ist Evolutionsbiologe. Seit 1995 hat er den eigens für ihn eingerichteten Lehrstuhl für Public Understanding of Science an der Universität Oxford inne. Richard Dawkins
The Magic of Reality
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