A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 - Bill Bryson

Written by Bill Bryson
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

Journey through time and space with Bill Bryson in the best-selling popular science book of the 21st century, exploring the history of the Earth, the universe, and everything in between.

NOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED.

Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays at home, he can’t contain his curiosity about the world around him.

A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 is the result of his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization – how we got from being nothing at all to what we are today. Now fully updated it explains among much else:

why Pluto is no longer a planet
how the number of moons in the solar system has more than doubled in 20 years
how scientists used advances in genetics to discover previously unknown species of early humans
why we still don’t know what most of the universe is made of
how the little Higgs boson transformed physics
This journey through time and space will inform a new generation of readers, young and old, as well as those who read this book on first publication with a new perspective based on what we know now.

Written in his inimitable style, Bryson makes complex subjects fascinating and accessible to everyone with an interest in the world around them.

A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 reveals the world in a whole new way.

‘Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.’ Economist

‘Truly impressive…It’s hard to imagine a better rough guide to science.’ Guardian

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