Jheni Osman
Adventures into the Unknown That Changed Everything
Price: £9.99
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)
Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 14/11/2019
ISBN: 9781789290790
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Science - History - Philosophy
Binding: Hardback
Size: 178 x 129 mm
Extent: 272 pages
Illustration: b/w line drawings and photographs
Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)
Edition Status: Out of Print
Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 14/11/2019
ISBN: 9781789290806
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Science - History - Philosophy
Size: EPUB 2
Extent: 272 pages
Illustration: b/w line drawings and photographs
Territorial Rights: World
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Enquire nowThe 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
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.