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453 pages

Serbian language

Published April 1, 2005 by Laguna.

ISBN:: 978-86-7436-381-2
OCLC Number:: 224877040

A Short History of Nearly Everything by American author Bill Bryson is a popular science book that explains some areas of science, using easily accessible language that appeals more so to the general public than many other books dedicated to the subject. It was one of the bestselling popular science books of 2005 in the United Kingdom, selling over 300,000 copies.

A Short History deviates from Bryson's popular travel book genre, instead describing general sciences such as chemistry, paleontology, astronomy, and particle physics. In it, he explores time from the Big Bang to the discovery of quantum mechanics, via evolution and geology.

Bill Bryson wrote this book because he was dissatisfied with his scientific knowledge—that was, not much at all. He writes that science was a distant, unexplained subject at school. Textbooks and teachers alike did not ignite the passion for knowledge in him, mainly because they never …

A Short History of Nearly Everything by American author Bill Bryson is a popular science book that explains some areas of science, using easily accessible language that appeals more so to the general public than many other books dedicated to the subject. It was one of the bestselling popular science books of 2005 in the United Kingdom, selling over 300,000 copies.

A Short History deviates from Bryson's popular travel book genre, instead describing general sciences such as chemistry, paleontology, astronomy, and particle physics. In it, he explores time from the Big Bang to the discovery of quantum mechanics, via evolution and geology.

Bill Bryson wrote this book because he was dissatisfied with his scientific knowledge—that was, not much at all. He writes that science was a distant, unexplained subject at school. Textbooks and teachers alike did not ignite the passion for knowledge in him, mainly because they never delved in the whys, hows, and whens.

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5 stars

This book is fantastic for people like me, who has a big awe for the natural sciences, but knows way to little about them. Bryson does two things really(!) well in this book. Everyone has an interesting story, and he uses these to their best effect when describing the scientists. In that way, it's not only easier to remember them, it's very enjoyable reading about them. (Though an argument could be made against reducing people to their quirks.) The other thing he does really, really well, is making a coherent narrative where there isn't necessarily one to begin with. By doing this in both a small level (indivdual chapters) a and a big one (the entire book), it feels more like a proper journey through (nearly) all that we know and how we know about it.

The book is already a bit dated, but I am sure there will be …

This book is fantastic for people like me, who has a big awe for the natural sciences, but knows way to little about them. Bryson does two things really(!) well in this book. Everyone has an interesting story, and he uses these to their best effect when describing the scientists. In that way, it's not only easier to remember them, it's very enjoyable reading about them. (Though an argument could be made against reducing people to their quirks.) The other thing he does really, really well, is making a coherent narrative where there isn't necessarily one to begin with. By doing this in both a small level (indivdual chapters) a and a big one (the entire book), it feels more like a proper journey through (nearly) all that we know and how we know about it.

The book is already a bit dated, but I am sure there will be updated editions of it, if there aren't already.

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