Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science
#1812 of 3,809 books · #193 in Science & Technology
Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction (1981).
Broca's Brain is a fascinating book on the joys of discovering how the world works. It explores intelligent robots, the discovery of extraterrestrial life and its consequences, and above all the challenge and pursuit of the mystery of the universe.
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- ISBN-13
- 9780307800992
- Genre
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Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1981)
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