Winchester, Simon,   1944- <br/><br/>
Pacific :  silicon chips and surfboards, coral reefs and atom bombs, brutal dictators, fading empires, and the coming collision of the world's superpowers / 
Simon Winchester. 
 - First edition. 
 - xiv, 492 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-463) and index. 
<br/><br/>The great thermonuclear sea -- Mr. Ibuka's radio revolution -- The ecstasies of wave-riding -- A dire and dangerous irritation -- Farewell, all my friends and foes -- Echoes of distant thunder -- How goes the lucky country? -- The fires in the deep -- A fragile and uncertain sea -- Of masters and commanders -- Epilogue: the call of the running tide. 
<br/><br/> The New York Times best-selling author of The Men Who United the States traces the geological history of the Pacific Ocean to assess its relationship with humans and indelible role in the modern world. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780062315410 (hardcover) 0062315412 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Winchester, Simon,  1944-  --Viajes 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Océano y civilización 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Pacific Ocean--Geography.<br/>Océano Pacífico --Geografía <br/>Pacific Ocean--History.<br/>Océano Pacífico --Historia <br/>Pacific Ocean--Description and travel.<br/>Océano Pacífico --Descripciones y viajes 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GC 771  / W759p 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>909/.09823