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A terrible beauty : the people and ideas that shaped the modern mind : a history / Peter Watson

This intellectual history of the twentieth century examines the scientific, artistic, and philosophical ideas that shaped the era. It focuses on significant cultural movements and discoveries, such as the gene and the quantum, rather than political or military events.

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History, Modern -- 20th century/World history/History Idea (Philosophy)/Knowledge, Theory of/Philosophy Philosophy -- History Philosophy, Modern Psychology Evolution (Biology)/Biology/Life sciences/Science Computer science/Science Popular culture/Intellectual life/Culture Subculture/Culture

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