by Richard Dawkins · Editorial Ariel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434436039
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In 'The Fantasy of Flying,' Richard Dawkins explores the fascinating history of how living beings and humans have defied gravity throughout time. From the evolution of wings in animals to the creation of airplanes and spacecraft, Dawkins examines the various forms of flight in biology, physics, literature, art, and mythology. This essay reveals how the desire to fly has captured our imagination throughout history, combining science and imagination in a journey through the skies.
Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. In 1995, he was named the first Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, a position he held until 2008, and is on the advisory board of the University of Austin. Dawkins has won several academic and writing awards, among them the 2005 Shakespeare Prize and the 2006 Lewis Thomas Prize. Presenting the latter, Paul Nurse said "In eloquent, evocative prose, Richard Dawkins conveys the certainty that, rather than diminishing the myriad beauties of the universe and extinguishing wonderment at its mysteries, science reveals truths that are yet more awe-inspiring than the mysteries they solve."
