From Cnut to D-Day- the history and science of the ever-powerful tide explored for the first time.
Hugh Aldersey-Williams studied natural sciences at Cambridge. He is the author of several books exploring science, design and architecture - including Periodic Tales, Anatomies and The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century - and has curated exhibitions at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Wellcome Collection. He lives in Norfolk with his wife and son.
A spring tide of colour and historical anecdote laps over the more
austere mudflats of the actual science. So much so that I find
myself looking forward to the next piece of technical
exposition
*The Times*
Imagine, if possible, a gently studious Bill Bryson crossed with an
upbeat and relaxed WG Sebald. It is a superb book... a delight to
read. It is profound and powerful, and should win prizes.
*Sunday Times*
This fascinating book deftly explores the dramatic history,
critical importance, and scientific wonder of the tides. Hugh
Aldersey-Williams is a marvelous guide who takes the reader on a
sweeping and thought-provoking adventure into the heart of one of
the most captivating, mysterious, and elemental forces of
nature
*Eric Jay Dolin, author of Brilliant Beacons: A History of the
American Lighthouse*
Prepare for a voyage with the best of companions - Hugh
Aldersey-Williams is a storyteller supreme, and he's found a
subject worthy of his talents
*Edward Dolnick, author of The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton,
the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World*
Science writing at its best ... fascinating and beautiful
*Matt Ridley on 'Periodic Tales'*
Immensely engaging and continually makes one sit up in surprise
*Sunday Times*
Aldersey-Williams is full of good stories and he knows how to tell
them well
*Sunday Telegraph*
Engaging and thoughtful... Like some of the most compelling
biographers, Aldersey-Williams partly inhabits his subject
*Literary Review on The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st
Century*
Exposes new facts and ideas every other page
*Observer*
Aldersey-Williams's corrective meshes a history of the science with
tide-related technologies and tidally sculpted events. It's an
eloquent ebb and flow
*Nature*
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