The Canon by Natalie Angier
Unless we are brilliant at science in our teenage years, many of us put off childish things - science museums, an interest in palaeontology - in favour of art galleries, museums and concert halls. A cultured person, Natalie Angier argues, should know about the classic ideas of physics and evolutionary biology as well as the classic works of Beethoven and Picasso. Drawing on conversations with hundreds of the world's leading scientists, Angier takes us on a vivid, good-humoured and informative tour of this neglected canon. An entertaining guide to scientific literacy for anyone who wants to understand the great issues of our age - from stem cell research to bird flu and global warming - this is a joyride through the great subjects that explain the machinery of this place we call home.
Natalie Angier writes about biology for the New York Times, for which she has won a Pulitzer Prize and other honours. She is the author of The Beauty of the Beastly, Natural Obsessions and the New York Times bestseller Woman: An Intimate Geography. Angier lives with her family in Washington, D.C.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571239719 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571239714 |
| Title | The Canon |
| Author | Natalie Angier |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2008-01-17 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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