Sam Kean

Broschiertes Buch

The Violinist's Thumb

And other extraordinary true stories as written by our DNA

Beschreibung

Did the human race almost go extinct? Can genetics explain a cat lady's love for felines? And how did the right combination of genes create the exceptionally flexible thumbs and fingers of a truly singular violinist? This title explains how genetics has shaped our past and how DNA will determine humankind's future.

Autor

Sam Kean spent years collecting mercury from broken thermometers as a child and now he is a writer in Washington DC. His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Mental Floss, Slate, Air & Space/Smithsonian and New Scientist. In 2009 he was a runner-up for the National Association of Science Writers' Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for best science writer under the age of thirty. He currently writes for Science. His first book, The Disappearing Spoon, was a New York Times bestseller and was shortlisted for the Royal Society's Winton Prize for science writing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Transworld Publishers Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 126mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 346g
• ISBN-13: 9780552777513
• ISBN-10: 055277751X
• Artikelnr.: 36665845