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Time Travel A History

Paperback • 2016 • English

Time Travel A History

By James Gleick

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About the book

From the acclaimed author of The Information and Chaos, a mind-bending exploration of time travel: its subversive origins, its evolution in literature and science, and its influence on our understanding of time itself. Gleick's story begins at the turn of the twentieth century with the young H. G. Wells writing and rewriting the fantastic tale that became his first book, an international sensation, The Time Machine. A host of forces were converging to transmute the human understanding of time, s...Show more

Science fiction: time travel

Science fiction: space exploration

Narrative theme: Diversity, equality, inclusion

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ISBN

9780008207670

Publisher

4th Estate

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

Time Travel A History

Format

Paperback

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