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A Curious Boy. The Making of a Scientist - Fortey Richard
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A Curious Boy. The Making of a Scientist
Type : Books
SKU: VV1483533
ISBN: 9780008324001
Pages: 342
Cover: Paperback
Year: 2021
Publisher: William Collins (William Collins)
Your Price: $89.30
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Краткая аннотация:
Аннотация к книге "A Curious Boy. The Making of a Scientist" What makes a scientist? Charming, funny and wise, in this memoir Richard Fortey shows how restless curiosity about the natural world led him to become a leading scientist and writer, with adventures and misadventures along the way. From a garden shed laboratory where he manufactured the greatest stink in the world to a tent high in the Arctic in pursuit of fossils, this is a story of obsession and love of nature, flavoured with the peculiarities and restrictions of post-war Britain. Fortey tells the story of following his father down riverbanks to fish for trout, and also of his father's shocking death. He unfolds his early passions - fungi, ammonite hunting and eyeing up bird's eggs. He evokes with warmth and wit how the natural world started out as his playground and refuge, then became his life's work. Much more than a story about science alone, this memoir gives an unforgettable portrait of a young, curious mind, and shows how luck and enthusiasm can create a special life. |
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