During the long twentieth century, explorers went in unprecedented numbers to the hottest, coldest, and highest points on the globe.
Each chapter explores a seminal question in the History of science, while also showing how the apparently exotic locations and experiments contributed to broader political and social.
Taking us from the Himalaya to Antarctica and beyond, Higher and Colder presents the first History of Extreme physiology, the study of the human body at its physical limits.
During the long twentieth century, explorers went in unprecedented numbers to the hottest, coldest, and highest points on the globe