SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING 2: REVISED/ UPDATED (HB)

Bill Bryson's continuing mission to understand (nearly) everything in science, including chemistry, palaeontology, astronomy, particle physics, quantum mechanics, evolution, geology – and more, all written in his inimitable and engaging style. Along the way, we meet the scientists behind the research and discoveries and their sometimes eccentric behaviour. Fully revised and updated to reflect the many advances in science since 2003. The first edition won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize for science communication.