Silverberg, Robert

Reconstructs from ancient sources the Seven Wonders of the ancient World: the Great Pyramid of Egypt; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis of Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, The Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

An historical record of the existence and extinction of those animals lost as a result of man's habitation and civilization on earth, with a summary of conservation efforts today.

Examines the life of prehistoric man in Europe as learned through archeological finds at such sites as the caves of central France, the seashores of Denmark, the lake shores of Switzerland, and England's Stonehenge.

A history of man's knowledge about the atom. Examines the chain reaction of ideas and the men who used them to advance from the discovery of the atom to research on "strange" particles.

Describes the techniques through which scienntists are able to date ancient objects and discoveries.

Reconstructs from ancient sources the Seven Wonders of the ancient World: the Great Pyramid of Egypt; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis of Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, The Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.