The Canon

A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science

		Natalie Angier   304 pages Publisher: Scribe Publications 2008

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Description
With singular intelligence and exuberance, Natalie Angier takes us on a ‘guided twirligig through the scientific canon’. She draws on conversations with hundreds of the world’s top scientists, and her own work as a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter for the New York Times, to create a thoroughly entertaining guide to scientific literacy.

People magazine says, ‘Angier has that rare dual talent: a true passion for science combined with a poet’s linguistic flair.’ Those gifts are on full display in The Canon, an ebullient celebration of science that stands to become a classic.

The Canon is a joyride through the major scientific disciplines: physics, chemistry, biology, geology and astronomy. It’s vital reading for anyone who wants to understand the great issues of our time — from stem cells and bird flu to evolution and global warming. It’s also one of those rare books that reignites our childhood delight in figuring out how things work: we learn what’s actually happening when our ice cream melts or our coffee gets cold, what our liver cells do when we eat a caramel, how the horse shows evolution at work, and that we really are all made of stardust.

It’s Lewis Carroll meets Lewis Thomas — a book that will enrapture, inspire and enlighten.

Author Information
Natalie Angier is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer for the New York Times and a frequent contributor to many magazines. Her honours include the Lewis Thomas Award and the AAAS Science Journalism Award.

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