The Day the Universe Changed (Companion to the PBS Television Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (848 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316116955 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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“James Burke surely has one of the most intriguing minds in the western world.” The Washington Post
James Burke, the BBC's chief reporter on the Apollo missions to the moon, was awarded the Royal Television Society silver medal in 1973 and the gold medal in 1974. James Burke lives in London.. The PBS series Connections was over two years in the making, the research and filming taking the author to twenty-three countries
Richard C. Sides said Best Of Burke. Having read Burke's previous efforts, I was prepared to be entertained and amazed at how seemingly unrelated thoughts and developments came together to move history and innovation forward - but this book exceeded my expectations! Another reveiwer commented (accurately) that Burke gives religion a pretty rough time, it must also be said that he gives an incredible perspective on how much impact religious thought impacted people's freedom to think, and how those places tolerant of fresh thinking attracted (and benefitted from) thinking people.The same is shown to be true of political freedom, economic freedom, and, well, you. Day the Universe Changed (Seriously) Abridged CD Audiobook This is a review ONLY of the abridged CD audiobook read by the author James Burke. Relative to the book and the video series, each of which have ten chapters, the abridged CD audiobook is missing chapters Day the Universe Changed (Seriously) Abridged CD Audiobook Bob Drake This is a review ONLY of the abridged CD audiobook read by the author James Burke. Relative to the book and the video series, each of which have ten chapters, the abridged CD audiobook is missing chapters 4, 6 and 8. In addition, the 3rd CD has sections out of order. The 3rd CD order is:Chapter 9, Part 2Chapter 10, Part 3Chapter 10, Part 4 (the end)Chapter 10, Part 1Chapter 10, Part 2Chapter 9, Part 3Chapter 9, Part 1If you copy the content of the three CDs to your iPod you can rearrange the parts as necessary, but the order as it stands is totally confusing.I happen to think the The Day The Universe Changed video series (. , 6 and 8. In addition, the 3rd CD has sections out of order. The 3rd CD order is:Chapter 9, Part 2Chapter 10, Part 3Chapter 10, Part Day the Universe Changed (Seriously) Abridged CD Audiobook Bob Drake This is a review ONLY of the abridged CD audiobook read by the author James Burke. Relative to the book and the video series, each of which have ten chapters, the abridged CD audiobook is missing chapters 4, 6 and 8. In addition, the 3rd CD has sections out of order. The 3rd CD order is:Chapter 9, Part 2Chapter 10, Part 3Chapter 10, Part 4 (the end)Chapter 10, Part 1Chapter 10, Part 2Chapter 9, Part 3Chapter 9, Part 1If you copy the content of the three CDs to your iPod you can rearrange the parts as necessary, but the order as it stands is totally confusing.I happen to think the The Day The Universe Changed video series (. (the end)Chapter 10, Part 1Chapter 10, Part 2Chapter 9, Part 3Chapter 9, Part 1If you copy the content of the three CDs to your iPod you can rearrange the parts as necessary, but the order as it stands is totally confusing.I happen to think the The Day The Universe Changed video series (. Very disappointing, rambles all over without finding a point A Customer This book was very disappointing. Its fragmented writing style reads like a 6th graders' attempt to summarize of all of European history in 5 pages or less. Instead of coherently showing how each of the eight discoveries changed human thought, it just meanders around them at random, never seeming to find the common thread.
When humans understood that the earth was flat and it was the center of the universe, all life revolved around that truth. And with that single innovation, architecture, music, literature, science, politicsall of it changed, mirroring the new view of truth. This program is James Burke's examination of the moments in history when a change in knowledge radically altered man's understanding of himself and the world around him. James Burke tells history like it's the plot of the most interesting mystery ever written.. Fewer still can describe the patterns and explain the parts of the puzzle so that it not only makes sense, but so that it also fascinates and intrigues, excites and entertains. Few people are able to look at human history and see it not as a jumble of half-remembered names and dates, but as an intricate mosaic of neatly inter