Robert Wainwright (Author)

Broschiertes Buch

The Maverick Mountaineer

The Remarkable Life of George Ingle Finch: Climber, Scientist, Inventor

Beschreibung

A fond and fascinating tribute to George Finch (1888-1970), mountaineer, scientist, inventor and polymath, who pioneered the use of the artificial oxygen that enabled Everest to finally be conquered thirty years after his own attempt.

Autor

Robert Wainwright

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Allen & Unwin / Atlantic Books
• Main
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 416g
• ISBN-13: 9781760113490
• ISBN-10: 1760113492
• Artikelnr.: 44879593

Rezensionen

[A] compelling biography... As a study of a man whose greatness we would do well to remember and applaud, it sparkles. Independent