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Caesar’s Last Breath: And Other True Tales of History, Science, and the Sextillions of Molecules in the Air Around US

bySam Kean

Caesar’s Last Breath is Big Picture Science & Inquiring Minds & Part Time Genius's historical account of and Other True Tales of History, Science, and the Sextillions of Molecules in the Air Around US. Moving between close detail and context, the book explains the forces surrounding its subject and connects them to the wider field of science. Attention to evidence keeps the discussion anchored while allowing disagreement, uncertainty, and unintended consequences to remain visible. What emerges is a nuanced account of the subject, its immediate consequences, and its wider meaning.

Publisher

Back Bay Books

Publication date

Jun 12, 2018

Format

Print edition

Pages

384

ISBN

9780316381659