Tom Standage






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Journalist at The Economist and author of five history books, including "The Victorian Internet", "A History of the World in 6 Glasses" and "An Edible History of Humanity"."




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A History of the World in 6 Gl... A History of the World in 6 Glasses
by Tom Standage
avg rating 3.64 — 705 ratings — published 2005
11 editions
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The Victorian Internet The Victorian Internet
by Tom Standage
avg rating 3.68 — 142 ratings — published 1998
6 editions
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The Turk: The Life and Times o... The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine
by Tom Standage
avg rating 3.95 — 76 ratings — published 2002
9 editions
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An Edible History of Humanity An Edible History of Humanity
by Tom Standage
avg rating 3.41 — 58 ratings — published 2009
2 editions
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The Neptune File: A Story of A... The Neptune File: A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting
by Tom Standage
avg rating 3.88 — 17 ratings — published 2000
6 editions
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An Edible History of Humanity An Edible History of Humanity
by Tom Standage, George Wilson (Read by)
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Edible History of Humanity Edible History of Humanity
by Tom Standage, George K Wilson
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An Edible History of Humanity An Edible History of Humanity
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An Edible History of Humanity An Edible History of Humanity
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Edible History of Humanity Edible History of Humanity
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""You Americans are a very singular people," he later recalled to one of his friends. "I went with my automaton all over my own country—the Germans wondered and said nothing. In France they exclaimed, Magnifique! Merveilleux! Superbe! The English set themselves to prove—one that it could be, and another that it could not be, a mere mechanism acting without a man inside. But I had not been long in your country, before a Yankee came to see me and said, 'Mr Maelzel, would you like another thing like that? I can make you one for five hundred dollars.' I laughed at his proposition. A few months afterwards, the same Yankee came to see me again, and this time he said, 'Mr Maelzel, would you like to buy another thing like that? I have one already made for you.' ""
Tom Standage (The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine)
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