The Greatest Invention [electronic resource] : A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts
Silvia Ferrara2022
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This book tells the story of our greatest invention. Or, it almost does. Almost,
because while the story has a beginning - in fact, it has many beginnings, not
only in Mesopotamia, 3,100 years before the birth of Christ, but also in China,
Egypt and Central America - and it certainly has a middle, one that snakes
through the painted petroglyphs of Easter Island, through the great machines of
empires and across the desks of inspired, brilliant scholars, the end of the
story remains to be written.
The invention of writing allowed humans to create a record of their lives and to
persist past the limits of their lifetimes. In the shadows and swirls of ancient
inscriptions, we can decipher the stories they sought to record, but we can also
tease out the timeless truths of human nature, of our ceaseless drive to
connect, create and be remembered.
The Greatest Invention chronicles an uncharted journey, one filled with past
flashes of brilliance, present-day scientific research...
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Author:
Silvia Ferrara, Author
Imprint:
Australia : Picador, 2022
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781761262050
Language:
English
BRN:
448679
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |