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The Resource A short history of nearly everything, Bill Bryson., (electronic resource)
A short history of nearly everything, Bill Bryson., (electronic resource)
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The item A short history of nearly everything, Bill Bryson., (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Mid-Continent Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item A short history of nearly everything, Bill Bryson., (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Mid-Continent Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science. Although he doesn't know anything about the subject (at first), he is eager to learn, and takes information that he gets from the world's leading experts and explains it to us in a way that makes it exciting and relevant. Even the most pointy-headed, obscure scientist succumbs to the affable Bryson's good nature, and reveals how he or she figures things out. Showing us how scientists get from observations to ideas and theories is Bryson's aim, and he succeeds brilliantly. It is an adventure of the mind, as exciting as any of Bryson's terrestrial journeys
- Language
- eng
- Note
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- Downloadable audio file
- Title from: Title details screen
- Unabridged
- Duration: 18:19:24
- Contents
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- Lost in the cosmos: How to build a universe; Welcome to the solar system; Reverend Evans's universe
- Size of the earth: Measure of things; Stone-breakers; Science red in tooth and claw; Elemental matters
- New age dawns: Einstein's universe; Mighty atom; Getting the lead out; Muster Mark's quarks; Earth moves
- Dangerous planet: Bang!; Fire below; Dangerous beauty
- Life itself: Lonely planet; Into the troposphere; Bounding main; Rise of life; Small world; Life goes on; Good-bye to all that; Richness of being; Cells; Darwin's singular notion
- Road to us: Ice time; Mysterious biped; Restless ape; Good-bye
- Isbn
- 9780739353202
- Label
- A short history of nearly everything
- Title
- A short history of nearly everything
- Statement of responsibility
- Bill Bryson.
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science. Although he doesn't know anything about the subject (at first), he is eager to learn, and takes information that he gets from the world's leading experts and explains it to us in a way that makes it exciting and relevant. Even the most pointy-headed, obscure scientist succumbs to the affable Bryson's good nature, and reveals how he or she figures things out. Showing us how scientists get from observations to ideas and theories is Bryson's aim, and he succeeds brilliantly. It is an adventure of the mind, as exciting as any of Bryson's terrestrial journeys
- Accompanying matter
- libretto or text
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bryson, Bill
- Dewey number
- 500
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- LC call number
- Q162
- LC item number
- .B88 2003ab
- Literary text for sound recordings
- other
- Music parts
- not applicable
- PerformerNote
- Read by Richard Matthews
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Matthews, Richard
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Science
- Science
- Target audience
- general
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- A short history of nearly everything, Bill Bryson., (electronic resource)
- Note
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- Downloadable audio file
- Title from: Title details screen
- Unabridged
- Duration: 18:19:24
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- unspecified
- Carrier category code
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- zu
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- not applicable
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
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- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Lost in the cosmos: How to build a universe; Welcome to the solar system; Reverend Evans's universe -- Size of the earth: Measure of things; Stone-breakers; Science red in tooth and claw; Elemental matters -- New age dawns: Einstein's universe; Mighty atom; Getting the lead out; Muster Mark's quarks; Earth moves -- Dangerous planet: Bang!; Fire below; Dangerous beauty -- Life itself: Lonely planet; Into the troposphere; Bounding main; Rise of life; Small world; Life goes on; Good-bye to all that; Richness of being; Cells; Darwin's singular notion -- Road to us: Ice time; Mysterious biped; Restless ape; Good-bye
- Control code
- o80952826
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- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9780739353202
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Sound
- sound
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
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- other
- remote
- Speed
- unknown
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o80952826
- (Sirsi) o80952826
- (OCoLC)80952826
- System details
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- Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 263380 KB)
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- A short history of nearly everything, Bill Bryson., (electronic resource)
- Note
-
- Downloadable audio file
- Title from: Title details screen
- Unabridged
- Duration: 18:19:24
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- unspecified
- Carrier category code
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- zu
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- not applicable
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
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- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Lost in the cosmos: How to build a universe; Welcome to the solar system; Reverend Evans's universe -- Size of the earth: Measure of things; Stone-breakers; Science red in tooth and claw; Elemental matters -- New age dawns: Einstein's universe; Mighty atom; Getting the lead out; Muster Mark's quarks; Earth moves -- Dangerous planet: Bang!; Fire below; Dangerous beauty -- Life itself: Lonely planet; Into the troposphere; Bounding main; Rise of life; Small world; Life goes on; Good-bye to all that; Richness of being; Cells; Darwin's singular notion -- Road to us: Ice time; Mysterious biped; Restless ape; Good-bye
- Control code
- o80952826
- Dimensions
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- not applicable
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9780739353202
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Sound
- sound
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
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- other
- remote
- Speed
- unknown
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o80952826
- (Sirsi) o80952826
- (OCoLC)80952826
- System details
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- Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 263380 KB)
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
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