A Short History of Nearly Everything

By Bill Bryson

Categories: Science & Math

Bill Bryson's popular science book sets out to explain how we got from nothing at all to the world we know, from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization. Stepping away from travel books such as A Walk in the Woods, Bryson sought out archaeologists, anthropologists, mathematicians and other scientists, read their books and pestered them with questions. He covers chemistry, paleontology, astronomy, geology, evolution and particle physics in plain language, along with the people behind the discoveries.

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