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The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young, the Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, Cured the Sick and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone Hardcover – 1 Oct. 2006

by Andrew Robinson (Author)
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    304 pages
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  3. Publisher
    Oneworld Publications
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    1 Oct. 2006
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    15.6 x 2.7 x 23.4 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1851684948
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    978-1851684946
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'Meticulously researched, superbly written, richly illustrated and imbued with an enthusiasm for its subject that does not flag even when analysing some of Young's most abstruse studies. This book should be cherished by all who value originality, breadth of knowledge and intellectual passion.' --The New Scientist

'Thomas Young has long awaited a first-class biography, and Andrew Robinson has provided one. It is the best biography I have read for many years.' --Sir Patrick Moore, Astronomer and Presenter of The Sky at Night.

'Robinson's success in condensing his almost limitless scholarship for a general reader is commendable.' --FT Magazine

About the Author

Andrew Robinson is a King's Scholar of Eton College and holds degrees from Oxford University (in science) and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. He is the author of more than a dozen books including four biographies: Einstein: A Hundred Years of Relativity; The Man Who Deciphered Linear B: The Story of Michael Ventris; Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye; and Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad-Minded Man (written with Krishna Dutta). He is literary editor of The Times Higher Educational Supplement and a visiting fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oneworld Publications; First Edition (1 Oct. 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1851684948
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1851684946
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.6 x 2.7 x 23.4 cm
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Andrew Robinson has written more than twenty-five books on an unusual range of subjects: science and the history of science; ancient scripts, writing systems and archaeological decipherment; and Indian history and culture. They include six biographies: of the physicist Albert Einstein and the polymath Thomas Young; of the decipherers Jean-Francois Champollion (Egyptian hieroglyphs) and Michael Ventris (Minoan Linear B); and of the Indian writer Rabindranath Tagore and the Indian film director Satyajit Ray. His most recent books, The Indus: Lost Civilizations, the wide-ranging Earth-Shattering Events: Earthquakes, Nations and Civilization and Einstein on the Run: How Britain Saved the World's Greatest Scientist, combine his interest in archaeology, history, India and science. He also writes on these subjects for leading magazines and newspapers. See http://andrew-robinson.org/

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