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Improbable History

- The Weird, the Obscure, and the Strangely Important

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From the birth of Western civilization to the rescue of Apollo 13, from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to Florence's Duomo, history has often turned on small, improbable details. Whatever happened to the ancient Samaritan people? Why did a fortuitous rainstorm allow the British to conquer India? How did an air raid in Italy lead to the development of chemotherapy? What happened when Albert Einstein met Adolf Hitler on the streets of Berlin? How did the Japanese manage to attack the US mainland using balloons? Join our improbable experts in exploring these and other strangely important byways of history. With contributions by: Gregory BenfordRichard BergFrank ChadwickMark DavisMichael DobsonMiles DurrHeidi FeickertRoger HerstMark Kozak-HollandAndrew HooperHumayun MirzaDouglas NilesBen Sedak

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781515177685
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 302
  • Utgitt:
  • 29. juli 2015
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 152x229x16 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 404 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 27. november 2024

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From the birth of Western civilization to the rescue of Apollo 13, from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to Florence's Duomo, history has often turned on small, improbable details. Whatever happened to the ancient Samaritan people? Why did a fortuitous rainstorm allow the British to conquer India? How did an air raid in Italy lead to the development of chemotherapy? What happened when Albert Einstein met Adolf Hitler on the streets of Berlin? How did the Japanese manage to attack the US mainland using balloons? Join our improbable experts in exploring these and other strangely important byways of history. With contributions by: Gregory BenfordRichard BergFrank ChadwickMark DavisMichael DobsonMiles DurrHeidi FeickertRoger HerstMark Kozak-HollandAndrew HooperHumayun MirzaDouglas NilesBen Sedak

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