The Man Who Knew Everything: The Strange Life of Athanasius Kircher by Peters, Marilee

The Man Who Knew Everything: The Strange Life of Athanasius Kircher

The Man Who Knew Everything is a biography of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century German Jesuit and scientist....
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Author: Marilee Peters
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The Man Who Knew Everything: The Strange Life of Athanasius Kircher by Peters, Marilee

The Man Who Knew Everything: The Strange Life of Athanasius Kircher

€28,11

The Man Who Knew Everything: The Strange Life of Athanasius Kircher

€28,11
Author: Marilee Peters
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The Man Who Knew Everything is a biography of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century German Jesuit and scientist. He was one of the modern world's first scientific celebrities--the Einstein or Stephen Hawking of his time. In 1638, Kircher was lowered into the smoking crater of Mt. Vesuvius to observe how volcanoes work. After thirty years, he published an 800-page volume of his findings--along with theories about fossils, geography, the Earth's core, dragons, the location of the lost city of Atlantis, and more. Kircher has been described as the last Renaissance man, the first postmodernist, and "the man who knew everything." The Man Who Knew Everything celebrates Kircher's insatiable curiosity, his willingness to ask questions and to suggest answers, even when he sometimes got it wrong. Peters' dramatic re-telling of Kircher's life is complemented by colorized versions of his etchings, and lively illustrations by the award-winning artist, Roxanna Bikadoroff.

Author: Marilee Peters
Publisher: Annick Press
Published: 10/10/2017
Pages: 60
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781554519743
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2017
School Library Journal 09/01/2017 pg. 172
Booklist 11/15/2017 pg. 46

About the Author
Peters, Marilee: - Marilee Peters is a communications officer, magazine editor, and author living in Vancouver, BC. Volcano Cowboy is her fourth book from Annick Press.Bikadoroff, Roxanna: - Roxanna Bikadoroff is an award-winning artist whose illustrations have been published internationally for more than twenty-five years. Her work has been shown around the world, and has appeared in the New Yorker, The Walrus, and on the covers of books by the likes of Angela Carter, Flannery O'Connor, Bill Richardson, and Roald Dahl.

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