Barnum Brown: The Man Who Discovered Tyrannosaurus Rex

by Lowell Dingus, Mark Norell, Mark A. Norell

Book Overview

From his stunning discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex one hundred years ago to the dozens of other important new dinosaur species he found, Barnum Brown led a remarkable life (1873-1963), spending most of it searching for fossils--and sometimes oil--in every corner of the globe. One of the most famous scientists in the world during the middle of the twentieth century, Brown--who lived fast, dressed to the nines, gambled, drank, smoked, and was known...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520252640
• ISBN13: 9780520252646
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

EXCELLENT

GREAT BOOK. BEING FROM OXFORD IT IS NICE TO READ OF SOMETHING THAT IS OF THIS IMPORTANCE AND KNOW THAT BARNUM BROWN HAS TIES TO OUR SMALL VILLAGE. NOT ONLY HAS TIES BUT IS IN HIS FINAL RESTING HERE. A GOOD READ EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN DINOSAURS, THE MAN LED A VERY INTERESTING LIFE.

Barnum Brown

This is an extremely well done biography of the most prolific dinosaur discoverer of all time. It is well researched by the members of the Museum of Natural History who have access to original written materials & field notes of an extraordinary life spanning his whole career! This book will exhaust you just reading all this man accomplished and found, plus gathering military intelligence & world-wide geology. Great read.