商品簡介
A brilliant and personal literary journey, in which Philip Dodd tells the curious tales of people whose namesA-deliberately or by chanceA-became household words
WhatA's in a name? For Philip Dodd, this question led to an international tour, sleuthing the history of some of our most intriguing eponyms. The result is a collection of surprising, stranger-than-fiction stories from history, the arts, the halls of science, and sometimes simply the realm of serendipity. This armchair travelerA's delight contains little-known tales of such immortal figures as:
Au Roy Jacuzzi, alive and well and still bubbling with ideas in Happy Valley, California
Au Joseph P. Frisbie, the baker whose pie tins inspired Wham-OA's ubiquitous flying disc
Au Ernst GrAfenberg, for whom the G-spot was named A Samuel Maverick, the Texas pioneer who refused to brand his calves
Au And many other colorful figures
From Belgium to Buenos Aires, from Orlando to Los Angeles, DoddA's readers go along for the ride. WhatA's In a Name? is a marvelous tribute to people who changed our languageA-whether through hard work, creativity, or the luck of the draw.
作者簡介
Philip Dodd is a graduate of Jesus College, Oxford, and has worked for several UK publishers, including Longman and Virgin Books. He is also a travel writer and rock biographer.
