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A new map of wonders : a journey in search of modern marvels / Caspar Henderson.

A new map of wonders : a journey in search of modern marvels / Caspar Henderson.
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ISBN 9781783781331 (hardback)
1783781335 (hardback)
Name Henderson, Caspar author.
Title A new map of wonders : a journey in search of modern marvels / Caspar Henderson.
Published London : Granta, 2017.
©2017
Description 371 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Notes Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-355) and index.
Summary A New Map of Wonders charts a course through the realm of the fascinating and awe-inspiring. With the curiosity and enthusiasm of a great explorer, the award-winning Caspar Henderson celebrates and explains the wonder of light and the origins of the universe, the myriad marvels of the human body and the natural world -- and reveals the wonders to come: the technologies that will transform human experience and change what we will find wonderful. Drawing on philosophy and natural history, art and religion, neuroscience and nanotechnology, A New Map of Wonders is a celebration of life -- a rich and inspiring guide, encouraging us to see the world anew.
Subjects Curiosities and wonders
Marvelous, The
Technological innovations
Philosophy of nature
Wonder
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