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A new map of wonders : a journey in search of modern marvels

Henderson, Caspar2017
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A New Map of Wonders charts a course through the realm of the fascinating and awe-inspiring. With the curiosity and enthusiasm of a great explorer, the award-winning Caspar Henderson celebrates and explains the wonder of light and the origins of the universe, the myriad marvels of the human body and the natural world -- and reveals the wonders to come: the technologies that will transform human experience and change what we will find wonderful. Drawing on philosophy and natural history, art and religion, neuroscience and nanotechnology, A New Map of Wonders is a celebration of life -- a rich and inspiring guide, encouraging us to see the world anew.
Author:
Imprint:
London Granta, 2017.©2017
Collation:
371 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-355) and index.
ISBN:
9781783781331
Dewey class:
031.02
Language:
English
BRN:
8313
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