The Secret Family by David Bodanis
The story of a typical family on a typical day, but told from the inside using special photography. Included in the coverage is a fat cell, the dead cells inside our eye which stack to make the lens, the pillow mites who eat our loose skin and the marine algae used in face powder.DAVID BODANIS studied mathematics, physics, and history at the University of Chicago, and for many years taught Oxford University's Intellectual Tool-Kit course. He is the author of numerous publications, including The Secret Mansion, which was turned into the PBS NOVA documentary Einstein's Big Idea, and E=mc2, which was adapted into the PBS NOVA documentary Einstein's Big Idea. He is also a futurist and business counselor who has worked for the Royal Dutch Shell Scenario Prediction section, modeling economic futures, as well as the World Economic Forum's future planning unit. He has spoken at TED conferences and the World Economic Forum in Davos, and he most recently assisted in the running of an international research for the UK Treasury on the future of high-frequency trading. The Financial Times, the Guardian, and the New York Times have all featured Bodanis' work. He is based in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780684810195 |
| ISBN 10 | 0684810190 |
| Title | The Secret Family |
| Author | David Bodanis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 1997-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Prizes | Winner of Alex Awards 1998 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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