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Peter Frank Patrick Watson (born 23 April 1943) is a British intellectual historian and former journalist, now perhaps best known for his work in the history of ideas. His journalistic work includes detailed investigations of auction houses and the international market in stolen antiquities .
In this hugely ambitious and exciting book Peter Watson tells the history of ideas from prehistory to the present day, leading to a new way of telling the history of the world. The book begins over a million years ago with a discussion of how the earliest ideas might have originated.
Sep 26, 2006 · Peter Watson's hugely ambitious and stimulating history of ideas from deep antiquity to the present day—from the invention of writing, mathematics, science, and philosophy to the rise of such concepts as the law, sacrifice, democracy, and the soul—offers an illuminated path to a greater understanding of our world and ourselves.
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Peter Watson, author. History, science, thrillers … award-winning books in every category; published in more than twenty-five languages. In his journalism Peter Watson has been partly responsible for jailing nine criminals and securing the release of one man wrongly convicted of murder, and subsequently pardoned.
Jan 1, 2001 · Peter Watson is an intellectual historian at Cambridge and he summarized the works of the leading minds of the past century and tries to piece together a coherent narrative of the past century. These fragments became part of a mosaic in his hands.
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Dec 11, 2005 · Interview with Peter Watson on his book Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, From Fire to Freud; Watson discusses his personal rejection of religion and his thoughts about where ideas...
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Peter Watson. Mr. Watson was designated as the Chair and CEO of the National Energy Board of Canada on June 13, 2014. His term is for a period of seven years, on a full-time basis. Mr. Watson has extensive senior executive leadership experience in energy, natural resources and environmental issues.
