The Map That Changed the World: A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption
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Author: Winchester, Simon
Brand: Penguin
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 352
Release Date: 04-07-2002
Part Number: 9780140280395
Details: THE EXTRAORDINARY TALE OF THE FATHER OF MODERN GEOLOGY
Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was troubled: he was imprisoned for debt, turned out of his home, his work was plagiarised, his wife went insane and the scientific establishment shunned him.
It was not until 1829, when a Yorkshire aristocrat recognised his genius, that he was returned to London in triumph: The Map That Changed the World is his story.
'For a geologist, this is a must read' Amazon Reviewer
'It serves to lift a genius from academic semi-obscurity and to award him the acknowledgement he undoubtedly deserves' Amazon Reviewer
'Never realised how seminal this map was' Amazon Reviewer
EAN: 9780140280395
Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
Languages: English
