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Barnum Brown : the man who discovered Tyrannosaurus rex /
From his stunning discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex one hundred years ago to the dozens of other important new dinosaur species he found, Barnum Brown led a remarkable life (1873-1963), spending most of it searching for fossils-and sometimes oil-in every corner of the globe. One of the most famous scie...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2010.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | From his stunning discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex one hundred years ago to the dozens of other important new dinosaur species he found, Barnum Brown led a remarkable life (1873-1963), spending most of it searching for fossils-and sometimes oil-in every corner of the globe. One of the most famous scientists in the world during the middle of the twentieth century, Brown-who lived fast, dressed to the nines, gambled, drank, smoked, and was known as a ladies' man-became as legendary as the dinosaurs he uncovered. Barnum Brown brushes off the loose sediment to reveal the man behind the legend. Drawi. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (xiv, 368 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-349) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520945524 0520945522 1282556142 9781282556140 9786612556142 6612556145 |