by Bill Bryson · RBA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788478713806
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«Una breve historia de casi todo» is Bill Bryson's popular science essay, published by RBA in paperback (640 pages, in Spanish).
Bryson traces the history of science from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, covering disciplines such as astronomy, geology, physics, chemistry and biology. With an accessible tone and peppered with anecdotes, he explains both the great discoveries and the mysteries that still remain, and introduces the scientists who made them possible.
Part of the No Ficción collection, volume number 002. Winner of the Aventis Prize for Science Books and finalist for the Samuel Johnson Prize.
Recommended for curious readers who want to approach science and its history without prior knowledge and in an enjoyable way.
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.
