The Measure Of All Things by Ken Alder
The revolutionary adventures of two scientists who inaugurated the metric system. Winner of the 2003 Dingle Prize for the best book on the history of science.
all the pace and plot of a historical adventure novel, as though Longitude had been crossed with A Tale of Two Cities, with a measure of Don Quixote thrown in * The Sunday TIMES *
riveting account of the origins of the metric system.. an eye-opener * The DAILY TELEGRAPH *
riveting account of the origins of the metric system.. an eye-opener * The DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Ken Alder has a PhD from Harvard in History of Science as well as a Physics degree. In 1998 he won the Dexter Prize for the best book on the history of technology.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349115078 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349115079 |
| Title | The Measure Of All Things |
| Author | Ken Alder |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2004-06-03 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Prizes | Winner of Royal Society Prize for Science Books: General Prize 2003 (UK) |
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