Jheni Osman

The Little Book of Big Explorations

Adventures into the Unknown That Changed Everything

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 14/11/2019

ISBN: 9781789291759

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Science - History - Philosophy

Binding: Paperback

Size: 178 x 129 mm

Extent: 272 pages

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

Inspiring accounts of remarkable adventures and scientific discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of our world and tested the limits of human endurance.

This is a collection of trailblazing journeys into the unknown that have had a profound effect on our understanding of the world, transformed the way we live and inspired generations. Each short chapter will focus on a groundbreaking journey and the scientific endeavour that made it possible, from the new navigational instruments used to discover a new country or hidden city, to the advances in engineering that have made it possible for us to explore the depths of the ocean, to the rocket science that has propelled us into space. From the moon to Mount Everest, this is a book about adventure, our thirst for knowledge and pushing the limits of human endurance.

Sales points:

  • The book is divided into five parts: Adventures in Unknown Lands, Uncharted Seas, Ocean Depths, Space Missions and Great Adventures Yet to Come

  • From Hillary’s conquering of Mount Everest to Magellan’s first crossing of the Pacific Ocean, from the first undersea voyage to the North Pole to recent explorations of the planet Pluto, these are startling accounts of our insatiable thirst for knowledge

  • Illustrated with fascinating photographs and black and white line drawings, boxed text with biographical information and details of the instruments / technology that assisted in these explorations

  • Jheni Osman is a science presenter, journalist and author. Her books include 100 Ideas That Changed the World (BBC Books) and The World’s Great Wonders (Lonely Planet). She is available for PR

About the Author:

Jheni Osman

Jheni Osman is a science presenter, journalist and author. Her books include 100 Ideas That Changed the World (BBC Books) and The World’s Great Wonders (Lonely Planet). She writes for BBC Focus magazine, and presents for BBC Radio 4’s Costing the Earth and SciTech Voyager for TRT World. She is former Editor of BBC Focus magazine. Before that she played tennis professionally, representing Great Britain, playing at junior Wimbledon and modelling for Nike. Her love of wildlife and adventure developed while growing up in the Caribbean. She has travelled extensively, lived in Istanbul, been involved in conservation projects, swum with whale sharks and climbed to the summit of Europe’s highest mountain, Mont Blanc.