The Maverick Mountaineer: The Remarkable Life of George Ingle Finch: Climber, Scientist, Inventor

ISBN-13: 9781760113490 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 432 str.

Robert (Author) Wainwright

Opis

A fond and fascinating tribute to George Finch (1888-1970), mountaineer, scientist, inventor and polymath, who pioneered the use of the artificial oxygen that enabled Everest to finally be conquered thirty years after his own attempt.

Recenzje

[A] compelling biography... As a study of a man whose greatness we would do well to remember and applaud, it sparkles. Independent