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A history of knowledge The best infographics from the National Geographic archives Back in the days when the information age was a distant dream and the world a more mysterious place, National Geographic began its mission to reveal the wonders of history, popular science, and culture to eager audiences around the globe. Since that 1888 launch, the world has changed; empires have risen and crumbled and a galaxy of information is today only the click of a mouse away. But National Geographic endures; its calm, authoritative voice is respected as ever amid the surfeit of data in our daily lives. In this new anthology, TASCHEN and National Geographic gather the magazine's best infographics of the past 128 years. Through seven sections-History, The Planet, Being Human, Animal World, World of Plants, Science and Technology, and Space-we encounter the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the mysterious origins of the Easter Island statues, Cleopatra's Alexandria and a history of Hawaiian surfboarding, all distilled in expert, accessible graphic form.
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Julius Wiedemann was born in Brazil, where he studied design and marketing, and has lived and worked in Japan, Germany, Spain, the United States and in the UK. He is a Senior Editor for Architecture, Design and Pop Culture at TASCHEN Publishing House, Chief Curator at www.domestika.org, and a member of the advisory board of German science magazine Science Notes. He has edited and co-authored over 100 books, is a regular, lecturer, contributor to magazines, and has been in the jury of several awards all over the world. Wiedemann's publications have sold over 2 million copies worldwide, and among his most popular titles are History of Graphic Design, Jamie Hewlett, Information Graphics, Understanding the World, and the books about record covers and web design. His main interests reside in the intersection between culture, communication and technology. He is the father of two, lives and works between the UK, Brazil, Spain, and wherever he has wifi, and is a happy traveller.
