Name: Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution
Price: 15.71 EUR
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Author: Richard Dawkins
ISBN: 9781838937867

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Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution

Type

Physical Book

Author

Richard Dawkins

Publisher

Apollo Publishing International

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.6 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm

Weight

0.50 kg.

ISBN13

9781838937867

Synopsis "Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution"

Richard Dawkins on how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the skies. 'A masterly investigation of all aspects of flight, human and animal... A beautifully produced book that will appeal across age groups' Alexander McCall Smith 'Dawkins has always been an extraordinarily muscular, persuasive thinker. What feels new here is that he writes with such charm and warmth' The Times Have you ever dreamt you could fly? Or imagined what it would be like to glide and swoop through the sky like a bird? Do you let your mind soar to unknown, magical spaces? Richard Dawkins explores the wonder of flight: from the mythical Icarus, to the sadly extinct but spectacular bird Argentavis magnificens, from the Wright flyer and the 747, to the Tinkerbella fairyfly and the Peregrine falcon. But he also explores flights of the mind and escaping the everyday - through science, ideas and imagination. Fascinating and beautifully illustrated, this is a unique collaboration between one of the world's leading scientists and a talented artist.

Richard Dawkins

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Chosen in 2013 as the world's most important intellectual by Prospect magazine, he rose to fame with The Selfish Gene, followed by The Blind Watchmaker, Climbing Mount Improbable, and Unweaving the Rainbow. He has received numerous awards and distinctions, such as the Royal Society of Literature award, the Author of the Year award at the British Book Awards, and the International Cosmos Prize.

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