No Need for Geniuses by Steve Jones

No Need for Geniuses by Steve Jones

A new, wide-ranging book from the acclaimed author of The Serpent's Promise and Darwin's Island

An ingenious guidebook to the scientific past of Paris, written in lucid, erudite prose -- Ruth Scurr * New Statesman *
Every section provides a richly informative guide to the history of a different scientific subject - from evolution to the rise of the potato * Daily Mail *
A wonderful read * Guardian *
Jones makes his mark as a popular science historian * New Scientist *
[An] erudite mixture of science and history. . a wide-ranging look at the discoveries of the era * Publishers Weekly *
The outcomes are never what anyone could have guessed, and watching Jones unfurl them is spellbinding -- Peter Carey * Sunday Times *
Jones is an excellent writer of popular science, but he is also able to cross over seamlessly into lucid discussions of culture and history * Mail on Sunday *

Steve Jones is a Senior Research Fellow at University College, London and has worked at universities in the USA, Australia and Africa. He gave the Reith Lectures in 1991 and presented a BBC TV series on human genetics and evolution in 1996. He appears frequently on radio and television.

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ISBN 13	9781408705940
ISBN 10	140870594X
Title	No Need for Geniuses
Author	Steve Jones
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2017-05-04
Number of pages	384
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