by Isaac Asimov · Pan Libri · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788872170021
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«L'uovo del dinosauro» is a collection of popular science essays by Isaac Asimov, published by Pan Libri in paperback (352 pages, in Italian).
It brings together over a hundred essays in which Asimov combines science, history and reflection: there are texts on planets, atomic nuclei, dinosaurs and great scientists such as Faraday or Rutherford, as well as personal pieces written with his wife Janet. His clear style makes it accessible to the general public.
Italian edition of 1990, translated by N. Spagnol, from the original «The Tyrannosaurus Prescription: And 100 Other Essays» (1989); it belongs to the Prisma collection.
For the non-specialist public who wants to approach science through the essay.
Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. He wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Best known for his hard science fiction, Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as popular science and other non-fiction. His work spans nine out of the ten categories of the Dewey decimal system.
