A Book That Shook The World

Author : Julian S. Huxley
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN 13 : 0822973979
Total Pages : 71 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Book that Shook the World written by Julian S. Huxley and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 1958-10-15 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection features five essays from noted theologians, philosophers, geneticists, and biologists who discuss the sweeping impact of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species on their respective fields. This volume, edited by Ralph Buchsbaum, professor of biology at the University of Pittsburgh, was published to celebrate the centenary of Darwin's announcement in 1858, along with Alfred Russel Wallace, of their independent discovery of the process of natural selection. Darwin's book was published one year later.

Author : Alexander Cockburn
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9781859847794
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Five Days That Shook the World written by Alexander Cockburn and published by Verso. This book was released on 2000-12-17 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is an account of the most intense popular uprising since the protests against the Vietnam War, exploring the convergence and victory of trade unionists, environmentalists, human rights advocates and farmers over the WTO in Seattle.

Author : Andrew Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781435105461
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empires That Shook the World written by Andrew Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Andrew Taylor shines a spotlight on 25 imperial hegemonies from every period of global history--from the Mongols of Genghis Khan who made Europe quake with fear during the 13th century to the dizzying rise of Hitler's Third Reich in the 20th century. Taylor also examines the ways in which imperial structures collapse, their reliance on single, powerful individuals, and the way they cope with the problem of disparate peoples and religions within their borders.

Author : Gillian Richardson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781554515202
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 10 Plants that Shook the World written by Gillian Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plants might start out as leafy things growing in the earth, but they can come into our lives in unexpected ways. And believe it or not, some have even played an exciting role in our world's history. Discover how : -- - Corn fueled new technologies and turns up in thousands of everyday products -- The ten plants in this book are the source of profound changes in the world, both good and bad. Through vibrant illustrations and astonishing facts, you'll discover that without them, our lives today would be vastly different.

Author : John Reed
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486149765
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ten Days that Shook the World written by John Reed and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVReed's passionately involved narrative captures the opening days of the Russian Revolution, the fall of the provisional government, the assault on the Winter Palace, Lenin's seizure of power, and other tumultuous events. /div

Author : Maryum "Maymay" Ali
Publisher : Aladdin/Beyond Words
ISBN 13 : 9781582700908
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Shook Up the World written by Maryum "Maymay" Ali and published by Aladdin/Beyond Words. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Shook Up the World is an illustrated tribute to Muhammad Ali written by his oldest daughter, Maryum. The book tells Ali’s story from the beginning to the present—how he started boxing, earned an Olympic Gold Medal, won the heavyweight championship, worked for civil rights, and made a principled stand against the Vietnam War. Ali’s trademark rhyming, a joy to him and the bane of his opponents, in interspersed throughout the “rounds” (chapters). Young readers will appreciate Patrick Johnson’s colorful illustrations and the introduction provided by the great man himself. A historical timeline of Ali’s life is included.

Author : Brian Clegg
Publisher : Icon Books
ISBN 13 : 1785787489
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ten Days in Physics that Shook the World written by Brian Clegg and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2021-08-05 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The breakthroughs that have had the most transformative practical impacts, from thermodynamics to the Internet. Physics informs our understanding of how the world works – but more than that, key breakthroughs in physics have transformed everyday life. We journey back to ten separate days in history to understand how particular breakthroughs were achieved, meet the individuals responsible and see how each breakthrough has influenced our lives. It is a unique selection. Focusing on practical impact means there is no room for Stephen Hawking's work on black holes, or the discovery of the Higgs boson. Instead we have the relatively little-known Rudolf Clausius (thermodynamics) and Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (superconductivity), while Albert Einstein is included not for his theories of relativity but for the short paper that gave us E=mc2 (nuclear fission). Later chapters feature transistors, LEDs and the Internet.

Author : Paul Trynka
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 : 9780756606701
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Beatles written by Paul Trynka and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This day-by-day analysis of The Beatles phenomenon examines the private and public events that revolutionized the music world. From their iconic domination of the music industry to the dramatic split, rare and unseen photographs reveal the band as never before.

Author : Katherine Halligan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1534436650
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Herstory written by Katherine Halligan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Move aside history—it’s time for herstory. Celebrate fifty inspiring and powerful women who changed the world and left their mark in this lavishly illustrated biography compilation that’s perfect for fans of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls and She Persisted. Throughout history, girls have often been discussed in terms of what they couldn’t or shouldn’t do. Not anymore. It’s time for herstory—a celebration of not only what girls can do, but the remarkable things women have already accomplished, even when others tried to stop them. In this uplifting and inspiring book, follow the stories of fifty powerhouse women from around the world and across time who each managed to change the world as they knew it forever. Telling the stories of their childhood, the challenges they faced, and the impact of their achievements, each lavishly illustrated spread is a celebration of girl power in its many forms. From astronauts to activists, musicians to mathematicians, these women are sure to motivate young readers of all backgrounds to focus not on the can’ts and shouldn’ts, but on what they can do: anything!

Author : Melvyn Bragg
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1444718673
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 12 Books That Changed The World written by Melvyn Bragg and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we think of great events in the history of the world, we tend to think of war, revolution, political upheaval or natural catastrophe. But throughout history there have been moments of vital importance that have taken place not on the battlefield, or in the palaces of power, or even in the violence of nature, but between the pages of a book. In our digitised age of instant information it is easy to underestimate the power of the printed word. In his fascinating book, Melvyn Bragg presents a vivid reminder of the book as agent of social, political and personal revolution. 12 Books that Changed the World presents a rich variety of human endeavour and a great diversity of characters. There are also surprises. Here are famous books by Darwin, Newton and Shakespeare - but we also discover the stories behind some less well-known works, such as Marie Stopes' Married Love, the original radical feminist Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman - and even the rules to an obscure ball game that became the most popular sport in the world . . .