Canon

Natalie Angier

RRP: £17.99

Publisher: FABER & FABER

Publication Date : 17/01/2008

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

From the Pulizter Prize winning and bestselling author of "Woman", this guide to science draws on conversations with hundreds of top scientists. From stem cells, to bird flu, to evolution, to global warming, it's a book that will enrapture, inspire and enlighten. For fans of Bill Bryson's "A Short History Of Nearly Everything".

Publisher's description:

Argues that the students should know about the classic ideas of physics and evolutionary biology as well as the classic works of Beethoven and Picasso. This book is a guide to scientific literacy for anyone who wants to understand the issues of the age - from stem cell research to bird flu and global warming.

ISBN: 9780571239719