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Riveting tale of discovery and passionate rivalry.

If you're enthralled by the intersection of history, science, and human drama, 'The Dinosaur Hunters' is your next must-read. It captures the intensity of a personal and professional feud that fueled one of the most significant revelations in natural history—the existence of dinosaurs. Deborah Cadbury does not just chronicle the monumental finds; she immerses you in the 19th-century world, bringing to life the obsession and despair of pioneering palaeontologists. It's a vivid, real-life story of ambition and scientific achievement that reads like a novel.

  • Dingle Prize for History of Science (2001)
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ISBN: 9781857029635
Authors: Deborah Cadbury
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Date of Publication: 2001-07-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, History, Biographies & Memoirs
Goodreads rating: 4.17
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The story of two nineteenth-century scientists who revealed one of the most significant and exciting events in the natural history of this planet: the existence of dinosaurs. In 'The Dinosaur Hunters' Deborah Cadbury brilliantly recreates the remarkable story of the bitter rivalry between two men: Gideon Mantell uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry, became obsessed with the lost world of the reptiles and was driven to despair. Richard Owen, a brilliant anatomist, gave the extinct creatures their name and secured for himself unrivalled international acclaim.
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Riveting tale of discovery and passionate rivalry.

If you're enthralled by the intersection of history, science, and human drama, 'The Dinosaur Hunters' is your next must-read. It captures the intensity of a personal and professional feud that fueled one of the most significant revelations in natural history—the existence of dinosaurs. Deborah Cadbury does not just chronicle the monumental finds; she immerses you in the 19th-century world, bringing to life the obsession and despair of pioneering palaeontologists. It's a vivid, real-life story of ambition and scientific achievement that reads like a novel.

  • Dingle Prize for History of Science (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.