The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science
 

The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science

by Natalie Angier

From the Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author of Woman, a playful, passionate guide to the science all around us

With the singular intelligence and exuberance that made Woman an international sensation, Natalie Angier takes us on a whirligig tour of the scientific canon. She draws on conversations with hundreds of the world's top scientists and on her own work as a Pulitzer... (read more)

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