Fire
A Very Short Introduction
$21.95
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
6 August 2020
Summary
Fire is rarely out of the headlines, from large natural wildfires raging across the Australian or Californian countrysides to the burning of buildings such as the disasters of Grenfell tower and Notre Dame. Fire on these scales can represent a serious risk to human life and property. But the advent of fire made and controlled by humans also represented a crucial point in our evolution, allowing us to cook our food, forge our weapons, and warm our homes.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198830030 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198830033 |
| Author: | Andrew C. Scott |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 6 August 2020 |
| Weight: | 134g |
| Dimensions: | 9mm x 113mm x 174mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Andrew C. Scott
Andrew C. Scott is a Distinguished Research Professor of Ancient and Modern Fire Systems at Royal Holloway, University of London. His research has dealt with aspects of palaeobotany, palynology, coal geology, petrology and geochemistry, the geological history of wildfire and the role of fire on Earth. He has appeared in numerous radio programmes for the BBC including ‘In Our Time’ and ‘The Forum’. He has published more than 240 scholarly articles and written oredited 12 books, including Fire on Earth: An Introduction (Wiley, 2014) and Burning Planet (OUP, 2018).
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