The Faber Book of Science by John Carey Paperback Book

Description: The Faber Book of Science by John Carey, Professor John Carey So too are todays experts - Steve Jones on the Human Genome Project, Richard Dawkins on DNA and many other representatives of the contemporary genre of popular science-writing which, John Carey argues, challenges modern poetry and fiction in its imaginative power. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Faber Book of Science introduces hunting spiders and black holes, gorillas and stardust, protons, photons and neutrinos. In his acclaimed anthology, John Carey plots the development of modern science from Leonardo da Vinci to Chaos Theory.Most people would do better not to touch another science book until they have read John Careys anthology. There can be few happier marriages between the two cultures of science and literature than this collection. Independent Notes Paperback edition of this very successful hardback, which was short-listed for the Rhone Poulenc Science Prize. "An enthralling anthology that illuminates the world of science, and explains its wonders with lyrical clarity" Observer. Author Biography John Carey is Merton Professor of English at Oxford University, a distinguished critic, reviewer and broadcaster, and the author of several books, including studies of Donne, Dickens and Thackeray, and most recently, Pure Pleasure: A Guide to the Twentieth Centurys Most Enjoyable Books, described, by James Wood in the London Review of Books, as likeable, wise and often right . . . one feels an attractive sense of partisanship in Careys writing, an alliance with the ordinary, the plain spoken, the unlettered, the sympathetic and the humane. Carey writes with an Orwellian attention to decency. He is a regular critic on BBC2s Newsnight Review. He is also the editor of the best-selling anthologies The Faber Book of Reportage, The Faber Book of Science and The Faber Book of Utopias. Promotional The Faber Book of Science, edited by John Carey, charts the progress of science through its luminaries and heroes, from Leonardo da Vinci to Richard Dawkins, via Charles Darwin, T. H. Huxley, Jean Henri Fabre and many, many others. Long Description The Faber Book of Science introduces hunting spiders and black holes, gorillas and stardust, protons, photons and neutrinos. In his acclaimed anthology, John Carey plots the development of modern science from Leonardo da Vinci to Chaos Theory.Most people would do better not to touch another science book until they have read John Careys anthology. There can be few happier marriages between the two cultures of science and literature than this collection. Independent Promotional "Headline" The Faber Book of Science , edited by John Carey, charts the progress of science through its luminaries and heroes, from Leonardo da Vinci to Richard Dawkins, via Charles Darwin, T. H. Huxley, Jean Henri Fabre and many, many others. Details ISBN0571179010 ISBN-10 0571179010 ISBN-13 9780571179015 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by John Carey DEWEY 500 Author Professor John Carey Media Book Edition 1st Pages 560 Publisher Faber & Faber Imprint Faber & Faber Birth 1934 UK Release Date 2005-03-17 Year 2005 Publication Date 2005-03-17 AU Release Date 2005-03-17 Edition Description Main Audience General NZ Release Date 2005-06-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:934091;

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