A Curious Boy. The Making of a Scientist (Fortey Richard); William Collins, 2021

What makes a scientist?

Charming, funny and wise, in this memoir Richard Fortey shows how restless curiosity about the natural world led him to become a leading scientist and writer, with adventures and misadventures along the way.

From a garden shed laboratory where he manufactured the greatest stink in the world to a tent high in the Arctic in pursuit of fossils, this is a story of obsession and love of nature, flavoured with the peculiarities and restrictions of post-war Britain. Fortey tells the story of following his father down riverbanks to fish for trout, and also of his father's shocking death. He unfolds his early passions - fungi, ammonite hunting and eyeing up bird's eggs. He evokes with warmth and wit how the natural world started out as his playground and refuge, then became his life's work.

Much more than a story about science alone, this memoir gives an unforgettable portrait of a young, curious mind, and shows how luck and enthusiasm can create a special life.

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Параметр	Значение
ISBN	9780008324001
Автор(ы)	Fortey Richard
Вес	0.33
Возрастное ограничение	16+
Год издания	2021
Жанр	нехудожественная литература
Издатель	William Collins
Издательство	William Collins
Кол-во страниц	342
Количество книг	1
Количество страниц	342
Обложка	мягкая обложка
Тип обложки	мягкая