Peter Forbes is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Queen Mary University of London.
"'Forbes sees with lovely clarity that nature, like art, is a bricoleur.' (Veronica Horwell, The Guardian) 'An intriguing and fluent narrative... Forbes's emphasis makes this a distinctively British story.' (Marek Kohn, The Independent) 'He tells brilliantly this exciting and colourful story with good anecdotes, bizarre characters and intriguing evidence.' (Tim Neward, Financial Times) 'In this excellent and wide-ranging book, Forbes makes the hidden histories of science recognisable.' (Leena Lindstrom, Nature)"
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