Simon Winchester

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Geologist Simon Winchester explains the physical, environmental and historical ramifications of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room.

Simon Winchester will be speaking at The Natural History Museum on Thursday April 10th at 7pm

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