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An account of mans development through his scientific and technological achievements. First aired in 1973, the ascent of man is a part documentary series written and presented by the brilliant dr jacob bronowski, and produced by the bbc. He sought to show how these pursuits were characteristic of the identity of the human species. History, human beings, philosophy, science, natuurwetenschappen, histoire. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 520 pages and is available in paperback format.
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