The Violinist's Thumb
And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
(Sprache: Englisch)
Es gibt Gene, die erklären, warum manche alte Damen Katzen horten, Gene, die erklären, warum manche Menschen Atombomben überleben und warum andere Menschen keine Fingerabdrücke haben. Sie erklären auch, warum manche Menschen, wegen der außergewöhnlichen...
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Es gibt Gene, die erklären, warum manche alte Damen Katzen horten, Gene, die erklären, warum manche Menschen Atombomben überleben und warum andere Menschen keine Fingerabdrücke haben. Sie erklären auch, warum manche Menschen, wegen der außergewöhnlichen Flexibilität ihrer Daumen und Finger, einzigartige Geigenspieler werden. Eine äußerst unterhaltsame Geschichte des wundersamen Bausteins des Lebens, der DNA.
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From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, language, and music, as told by our own DNA.In The Disappearing Spoon, bestselling author Sam Kean unlocked the mysteries of the periodic table. In The Violinist's Thumb, he explores the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA.
There are genes to explain crazy cat ladies, why other people have no fingerprints, and why some people survive nuclear bombs. Genes illuminate everything from JFK's bronze skin (it wasn't a tan) to Einstein's genius. They prove that Neanderthals and humans bred thousands of years more recently than any of us would feel comfortable thinking. They can even allow some people, because of the exceptional flexibility of their thumbs and fingers, to become truly singular violinists.
Kean's vibrant storytelling once again makes science entertaining, explaining human history and whimsy while showing how DNA will influence our species' future.
Autoren-Porträt von Sam Kean
Sam Kean is the New York Times bestselling author of Caesar's Last Breath, The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, The Disappearing Spoon, and The Violinist's Thumb, all of which were also named Amazon top science books of the year.The Disappearing Spoon was a runner-up for the Royal Society of London's book of the year for 2010, and The Violinist's Thumb and The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons were nominated for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award in 2013 and 2015, as well as the AAAS/Subaru SB&F prize.
His work has appeared in the Best American Nature and Science Writing, the New Yorker, the Atlantic, the New York Times Magazine, Psychology Today, Slate, Mental Floss, and other publications, and he has been featured on NPR's "Radiolab," "All Things Considered," and "Fresh Air."
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Sam Kean
- 2012, 416 Seiten, Maße: 13,3 x 20,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN-10: 0316212679
- ISBN-13: 9780316212670
Sprache:
Englisch
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'Kean's writing sparks like small shocks...he gives science a whiz-bang verve so that every page becomes one you cannot wait to turn just to see what he's going reveal next.' - Boston Globe - 'Kean...unpacks the periodic table's bag of tricks with such aplomb and fascination that material normally as heavy as lead transmutes into gold. His keen sense of humor is a particular pleasure. A-' - Entertainment Weekly - 'His conversational prose sizzles with pop culture....Kean's palpable enthusiasm and the thrill of knowledge and invention the book imparts can infect even the most right-brained reader.' - Miami Herald - 'Most people wouldn't describe the periodic table of elements as gripping. But Sam Kean makes it just that in his new book.' - NPR.org
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