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    A Scientist in the City
    A Scientist in the City
    A Scientist in the City
    Audiobook10 hours

    A Scientist in the City

    Written by James Trefil

    Narrated by Ed Blake

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    About this audiobook

    Join best-selling science writer James Trefil on a fascinating field trip into the modern city that will open your eyes to the hidden wonders of the man-made world around you. Trefil teaches some surprising truths about the forces that shape our world, as well as some unusual possibilities for the cities of tomorrow.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateSep 3, 2010
    ISBN9781436169745
    A Scientist in the City
    Author

    James Trefil

    James Trefil, the Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University, is the author or coauthor of more than thirty books, including The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy.

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    • 2/5
      Kinda obvious and superficial in general. Some things I didn't know, however, were buried in there.