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Jonathan T.Reynolds

30-Second Twentieth Century

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You probably know, or think you know, quite a bit about what happened in the 20th century – chances are, if you’re reading this, you lived through at least some of it – and you may have referenced the Cuban Missile Crisis, the double helix, or the Wall Street Crash in conversation. But even for people who were there, it was the fastest-moving hundred years in history, so refresh your memory with these pacey profiles on everything from Sputnik to Stonewall.

Twentieth Century presents a unique approach to modern history, condensing 100 years of innovation and art, politics and conflict, triumph and disaster, into 50 graphic snapshots that offer an instant appreciation of the way the world revolves and evolves. Consider which events define a period of history and why. From the Red Army to Black Monday, from Woodstock to the World Wide Web, this is the fastest way to travel in time.
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185 printed pages
Original publication
2015
Publication year
2015
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  • Nikolai C.has quoted5 years ago
    Smallpox may have been the greatest infectious killer in history. Outbreaks occurred in Ancient Egypt, and by the 16th century it routinely killed 10–15 per cent of every generation. As late as the 1960s, it killed an estimated 2 million people per year, and perhaps as many as 500 million over the course of the 20th century. In 1956 the World Health Organization launched a campaign to eliminate the disease. By 1980 smallpox was declared eradicated
  • Nikolai C.has quoted5 years ago
    she worked diligently, fine-tuned her instruments, and, with the help of Gosling, captured a series of amazing photos of DNA, including one nicknamed Photo 51, which has been described as the most important photograph ever taken
  • Nikolai C.has quoted5 years ago
    The process of a disease jumping from one species to another, particularly from animals to humans, is known as zoonosis.

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