Edward Dolnick: 7 books
The Clockwork Universe
saac Newto, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern WorldI
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2011
New York Times bestselling author Edward Dolnick brings to light the true story of one of the most pivotal moments in modern intellectual history—when a group of strange, tormented geniuses invented science as we know it, and remade our understanding of the world. Dolnick’s earth-changing story...
The Rush
America's Fevered Quest for Fortune, 1848-1853
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
A riveting portrait of the Gold Rush, by the award-winning author of Down the Great Unknown and The Forger's Spell.
In the spring of 1848, rumors began to spread that gold had been discovered in a remote spot in the Sacramento Valley. A year later, newspaper headlines declared "Gold Fever!"...
The Seeds of Life
From Aristotle to da Vinci, from Sharks' Teeth to Frogs' Pants, the Long and Strange Quest to Discover Where Babies Come From
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Why cracking the code of human conception took centuries of wild theories, misogynist blunders, and ludicrous mistakes
Throughout most of human history, babies were surprises. People knew the basics: men and women had sex, and sometimes babies followed. But beyond that the origins of life were...
The Forger's Spell
A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
As riveting as a World War II thriller, The Forger's Spell is the true story of three men and an extraordinary deception: the revered artist Johannes Vermeer; the small-time Dutch painter who dared to impersonate him years later; and the con man's mark, Hermann Goering, the fanatical art collector and one of Nazi Germany's most reviled leaders.
The Rescue Artist
A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
In the predawn hours of a gloomy February day in 1994, two thieves entered the National Gallery in Oslo and made off with one of the world's most famous paintings, Edvard Munch's Scream. It was a brazen crime committed while the whole world was watching the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics...
Down the Great Unknown
John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Drawing on rarely examined diaries and journals, Down the Great Unknown is the first book to tell the full, dramatic story of the Powell expedition.
On May 24, 1869 a one-armed Civil War veteran, John Wesley Powell and a ragtag band of nine mountain men embarked on the last great quest in the...
L'universo meccanico
Il racconto dell'astronomia moderna
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 23, 2012
Nel 1665 Londra viene colpita da una pestilenza che si porta via un quinto dei suoi abitanti. L'anno successivo un incendio devastante fa quasi altrettante vittime. Proprio in quei due anni Isaac Newton, un giovane scontroso, magro e allampanato, inventa il calcolo infinitesimale e calcola la forza di...