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Sep. 18, 2009
Age of Wonder
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| In this segment, Ira talks with Richard Holmes, author of 'The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science.' |
Produced by Laura Pelcher
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Richard Holmes
Author, "The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science" (Pantheon Books, 2009)
London, England
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The Age of Wonder: The Romantic Generation and the Discovery of the Beauty and Terror of Science
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