Fire: A Very Short Introduction

by Andrew C Scott and Andrew C. Scott

Fire is rarely out of the headlines, from large natural wildfires raging across the Australian or Californian countrysides to the burning of buildings such as the disasters of Grenfell tower and Notre Dame. Fire on these scales can represent a serious risk to human life and property. But the advent of fire made and controlled by humans also represented a crucial point in our evolution, allowing us to cook our food, forge our weapons, and warm our...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198830033
• ISBN13: 9780198830030
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 6.7"