Paper: An Elegy
A witty, personal and entertaining reflection on the history and meaning of paper during the (passing) era of its universal importance.
Library & information sciences / Museology
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2012, the world’s leading prize for popular science writing.
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood (Enhanced Edition): Enhanced edition
Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2012, the world’s leading prize for popular science writing.
This enhanced e-book version contains twelve animations created by graphic design students from the world renowned Central Saint Martins college of Art and Design.
The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession and the Everlasting Dead
Throughout history, from the Ancient Egyptians to medieval saints and the remains of figures like Eva Peron and Lenin, mummies have held a powerful place in our collective imagination. THE MUMMY CONGRESS is a riveting survey of the history, science and popular culture of mummies and of man’s ancient quest for immortality.