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The Unpretentious Philosopher
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ISBN10: 1612271367
ISBN13: 9781612271361
Publisher: Hollywood Comics
Published: Nov 30 2012
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781612271361
Publisher: Hollywood Comics
Published: Nov 30 2012
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
In 1775, industrial chemist Louis-Guillaume de La Follie wrote The Unpretentious Philosopher, in which an inhabitant of Mercury who employs a spaceship powered by electricity to undertake a voyage of exploration to Earth, becomes stranded on our planet when his ship crashes. This forces him to embark on a long search for the exotic materials required to repair it, giving him an opportunity to communicate his advanced understanding of science to an inquisitive Earthling. La Follie was the first writer of contes philosophiques to put the hard sciences of physics and chemistry at the heart of his endeavor. His ambitious purpose is to communicate new scientific ideas by using entertaining fictional devices. The Unpretentious Philosopher is truly a plea in favor of science fiction, a concept that would not be invented for generations to come.
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