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Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen, Terry Pratchett - Science Of Discworld II, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2027

Science Of Discworld II

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Av Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen, Terry Pratchett

Del 2 i serien Science of Discworld

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Human creativity is in danger, and only the wizards of Discworld can save us.Having created our world by accident, the wizards of Unseen University feel vaguely responsible for its safety. They previously intervened to keep evolution on track and ensure humanity's existance, but just when they thought Roundworld was saved, it's all gone wrong again. As the Wizards of Unseen University continue to study Roundworld, they discover that something has gone wrong: Human civilisation is not living up to its potential. They're foolish, irrational and dull. Rincewind is sent to Elizabethan England to try to set things right and keep history on track. After landing in Elizabethan England, he discovers that a cabal of evil elves have been manipulating humanity by preying on their worst impluses and becomes entangled in magical events surrounding William Shakespeare that just might turn the tide and save humanity.Bouncing between madcap adventure and scientific explanations of how culture, cognition and knowledge has evolved, this is a book is a joyous romp that reveals how storytelling is humanity's superpower, enabling understanding, cooperation and innovation as long we hold on to our powers of critical thinking and resist the allure of dogma and superstition.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2027-06-17
  • Mått: 138 x 222 x 34 mm
  • Vikt: 492 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Serie: Science of Discworld
  • Antal sidor: 368
  • Förlag: Ebury Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781529997668
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Ian Stewart (Author) Professor Ian Stewart is the author of many popular science books. He is the mathematics consultant for New Scientist and a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick. He was awarded the Michael Faraday Prize for furthering the public understanding of science, and in 2001 became a Fellow of the Royal Society.Terry Pratchett (Author) Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.www.terrypratchettbooks.comJack Cohen (Author) Dr Jack Cohen is an internationally-known reproductive biologist, and lives in Newent, Gloucestershire. Jack has a laboratory in his kitchen, helps couples get pregnant by referring them to colleagues, invents biologically realistic aliens for science fiction writers and, in his spare time, throws boomerangs. Jack, who has more letters to his name than can be repeated here, writes, lectures, talks and campaigns to promote public awareness of science, particularly biology. He is mostly retired.

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