Authors: William J. Broad
ISBN-13: 9780143038597, ISBN-10: 0143038591
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Date Published: January 2007
Edition: Reprint
William J . Broad is a senior writer at the New York Times who, with his colleagues there, has twice won the Pulitzer Prize. His books include the bestselling Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War.
A gripping modern-day detective story about the scientific quest to understand the Oracle of Delphi
Like Walking the Bible, this fascinating book turns a modern eye on an enduring legend. The Oracle of Delphi was one of the most influential figures in ancient Greece. Human mistress of the god Apollo, she had the power to enter into ecstatic communion with him and deliver his prophesies to men. Thousands of years later, Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist William J. Broad follows a crew of enterprising researchers as they sift through the evidence of history, geology, and archaeology to revealas far as science is ablethe source of her visions.