Marco Polo (and Dante). Journeys of knowledge
Lecture and Book Presentation by:
Prof. Giuseppe Mussardo,
Theoretical Physics – SISSA Trieste
and
Prof. Gaspare Polizzi,
Accademia delle Arti del Disegno – Firenze
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Giuseppe Mussardo is full professor of Theoretical Physics at SISSA. Author of several articles on the history of science and documentary films, he was awarded the 2013 Prize of Società Italiana di Fisica for Science Dissemination. His previous book, The ABC’s of Science (L’alfabeto della scienza), has been translated by Springer.
Gaspare Polizzi is a professor of Social Pedagogy at the University of Pisa and is the author of many books. He studies the relation between art and science, and the history of scientific and philosophical thinking.
Sky and Earth. Travelling with Dante Alighieri and Marco Polo
Offers historical anecdotes and scientific curiosities concerning Dante Alighieri and Marco Polo
Paints a detailed picture of the world in which its two protagonists lived.
Enhances its narrative with beautiful, richly illustrated drawings.
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