by Bill Bryson · Black Swan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552997041
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«A Short History of Nearly Everything» is a popular science essay by Bill Bryson, published by Black Swan in paperback (672 pages, in English).
Bryson summarizes in an accessible and humorous tone the great milestones of science, from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization. He explains how we have come to know what is at the center of the Earth, what a black hole is or where the continents were, and presents the eccentric and obsessive scientists who made those discoveries possible.
Winner of the 2004 Aventis Prize for Science Books and the EU Descartes Prize.
Aimed at the general public interested in science and especially at readers without a scientific background.
William McGuire Bryson is an American-British journalist and author. Bryson has written nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Born in the United States, he has resided in Britain for most of his adult life, returning to the U.S. between 1995 and 2003, and holds dual American and British citizenship. He was the chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011.
