The Last Man Who Knew Everything by Andrew Robinson
This is the extraordinary story of the polymath Thomas Young, who cared less about what others thought of him than for the unbridled pursuit of knowledge.
"Robinson's brisk and engaging biography succeeds in rescuing Young from the "dilettante" chargeHis thumbnail sketches of the scientific debates that his hero altered – whether on nautical astronomy, theories of light or the Rosetta Stone – have a clarity and focus Young himself would cheer." * The Independent *
"This is a fascinating book" * BBC History Magazine *
"This is a fascinating book" * BBC History Magazine *
Andrew Robinson is a King’s Scholar of Eton College and holds degrees from Oxford University and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. He is the author of more than fifteen books, including The Story of Measurement (2007), and four biographies: Einstein: A Hundred Years of Relativity; The Man Who Deciphered Linear B: The Story of Michael Ventris; Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye; and Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad-Minded Man (written with Krishna Dutta). From 1994-2006, he was literary editor of The Times Higher Education Supplement. He is now a visiting fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge, and a full-time writer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781851685523 |
| ISBN 10 | 1851685529 |
| Title | The Last Man Who Knew Everything |
| Author | Andrew Robinson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oneworld Publications |
| Year published | 2007-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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