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Boffinology by Justin Pollard (Paperback, 2011)
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The history of science is often seen as a story of advancement but nothing could be further from the truth. Science, it is true, has progressed, but rarely in the direction intended and seldom for the reasons given. This has a lot to do with the people responsible. Meet Thales, credited as 'the father of science', whose only real claim to fame is that he often fell into ditches, discover how Archimedes never said Eureka and hated baths anyway and how the most lucrative ancient Greek invention was not democracy but the slot machine. Justin Pollard also fills us in on Issac Newton who liked to disguise himself and lurk in London's less salubrious pubs, how eleven people claimed to have invented the steam engine and why the first website was twelve foot across and made of wood.Product Identifiers
PublisherJohn Murray Press
ISBN-139781848542013
eBay Product ID (ePID)105537563
Product Key Features
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBoffinology
Publication Year2011
SubjectScience, History
TypeTextbook
AuthorJustin Pollard
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight237 g
Item Width130 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJustin Pollard
GenreHumor
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