TY - BOOK ID - 80837621 TI - House of lost worlds PY - 2016 SN - 9780300220605 030022060X 9780300211634 0300211635 PB - New Haven DB - UniCat KW - Natural history museums KW - Natural history KW - Science museums KW - History. KW - Museums KW - Peabody Museum of Natural History KW - Peabody Museum (Yale University) KW - Yale Peabody Museum KW - Yale University. KW - Yale University KW - Connecticut UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80837621 AB - A gripping tale of 150 years of scientific adventure, research, and discovery at the Yale Peabody Museum This fascinating book tells the story of how one museum changed ideas about dinosaurs, dynasties, and even the story of life on earth. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, now celebrating its 150th anniversary, has remade the way we see the world. Delving into the museum’s storied and colorful past, award-winning author Richard Conniff introduces a cast of bold explorers, roughneck bone hunters, and visionary scientists. Some became famous for wresting Brontosaurus, Triceratops, and other dinosaurs from the earth, others pioneered the introduction of science education in North America, and still others rediscovered the long-buried glory of Machu Picchu. In this lively tale of events, achievements, and scandals from throughout the museum’s history. Readers will encounter renowned paleontologist O. C. Marsh who engaged in ferocious combat with his “Bone Wars” rival Edward Drinker Cope, as well as dozens of other intriguing characters. Nearly 100 color images portray important figures in the Peabody’s history and special objects from the museum’s 13-million-item collections. For anyone with an interest in exploring, understanding, and protecting the natural world, this book will deliver abundant delights. ER -