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A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions Susan Denham Wade

A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions By Susan Denham Wade

A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions by Susan Denham Wade

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Summary

Why do we see the world the way we do? An unusual history of sight across 500 million years.

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A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions by Susan Denham Wade

'A remarkable achievement' - Stephen Fry

In 2015 #thedress captured the worlds imagination. Was the dress in the picture white and gold or blue and black? It inspired the author to ask: if people in the same time and place can see the same thing differently, how did people in distant times and places see the world?

Jam-packed with fascinating stories, facts and insights and impeccably researched, A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions investigates the story of seeing from the evolution of eyes 500 million years ago to the present day. Time after time, it reveals, inventions that changed how people saw the world ended up changing it altogether.

Twenty-first-century life is more visual than ever, and seeing overwhelmingly dominates our senses.

Can our eyes keep up with technology? Have we gone as far as the eye can see?

A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions Reviews

'I was entranced from the first paragraph. A magnificently readable survey of so much that in the human experience is profound and profoundly important to us ... Every page elicits at least one ah ooh or wow!, usually all three at once. Authoritative without being dry, academic or difficult, fluent and fun without being facetious or over simple As Far As The Eye Can See is a remarkable achievement.' -- Stephen Fry

'In his book, Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari gave us a portrait of our broad family history. As Far as the Eye Can See paints a picture that is more intimate, closer both physically and in time.' -- **Tristan Gooley, author of The Natural Navigator**

'A wonderful, wide-ranging, totally gripping account of the evolution of seeing, from the firelight shadows of 1 million BC to the age of Netflix. Well worth casting your eye over, if only to find out how - and why - you are able to do that ...' -- Giles Coren, presenter, columnist

'From the first fires to the Facebook age, As Far as the Eye Can See takes us on an elegant, sweeping and wholly fascinating tour through human history.' -- Peter Moore, best-selling author of The Weather Experiment and Endeavour

About Susan Denham Wade

Susan Denham Wade spent twenty years researching, writing and presenting on the future of television, digital media and communications technology as a strategist and media executive at the BBC and in Hollywood. She has an MA in Creative Writing (Non Fiction) from City University, where she was awarded the City Non Fiction Award, as well as degrees in Economics and Law and a Harvard MBA. She lives in West Sussex.

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GOR012163137
9780750997164
0750997168
A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions by Susan Denham Wade
Susan Denham Wade
Used - Very Good
Paperback
The History Press Ltd
2021-08-02
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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