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The greatest invention : a history of the world in nine mysterious scripts
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.
ISBN
9780374601621, 0374601623, 9781250862990, 125086299X
Status
Elmwood Park Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780374601621, 0374601623, 9781250862990, 125086299X
UPC
40031214002
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in Italian in 2019 by Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore, Italy, as La grande invenzione."--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-289).
Description
"Silvia Ferrara leads a code cracking mission to decipher the hidden truths and histories of our greatest invention--the art of writing"--,Provided by publisher.
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Ferrara takes a profound look at how--and how many times--human beings have managed to produce the miracle of written language around the world. Readers will examine the enigmas of undeciphered scripts; study the turtle shells and ox scapulae that bear the earliest Chinese inscriptions, and venture to the cutting edge as high-powered laser scanners bring tears to an engineer's eyes. Ferrara chronicles a journey filled with past flashes of brilliance, present-day scientific research, and a faint glimpse of writing's future -- adapted from jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ferrara, S., Portnowitz, T., & Ferrara, S. (2022). The greatest invention: a history of the world in nine mysterious scripts (First American edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ferrara, Silvia, Todd Portnowitz and Silvia. Ferrara. 2022. The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ferrara, Silvia, Todd Portnowitz and Silvia. Ferrara. The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ferrara, Silvia,, Todd Portnowitz, and Silvia Ferrara. The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts First American edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.
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