Pacific : silicon chips and surfboards, coral reefs and atom bombs, brutal dictators, fading empires, and the coming collision of the world's superpowers

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The work Pacific : silicon chips and surfboards, coral reefs and atom bombs, brutal dictators, fading empires, and the coming collision of the world's superpowers represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Des Plaines Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Pacific : silicon chips and surfboards, coral reefs and atom bombs, brutal dictators, fading empires, and the coming collision of the world's superpowers

Title remainder

silicon chips and surfboards, coral reefs and atom bombs, brutal dictators, fading empires, and the coming collision of the world's superpowers

Statement of responsibility

Simon Winchester

Creator

• Winchester, Simon

Author

• Winchester, Simon

Subject

• Pacific Ocean -- Description and travel
• Pacific Ocean -- Geography
• Ocean and civilization
• Winchester, Simon -- Travel
• Pacific Ocean -- History
• Ocean travel

Language

eng

Summary

Winchester traces the geological history of the Pacific Ocean to assess its relationship with humans and indelible role in the modern world

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

909/.09823

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

LC call number

GC771

LC item number

.W56 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult