A fifteen year old young man regains consciousness in an alley in London, in 1873. He's got a gash on his forehead and can't remember anything about his past. With a blank mind, he will have to solve an insoluble problem: an assassin has threatened to kill multimillionaire Gideon K. Crispin. Crispin locks up himself in the safest room in his house, with a policeman guarding the door. In spite of all precautions, someone will manage to enter without being seen, shoot at him and disappear. Also, in this book you will find: - A short biography of Marie Curie. - The hidden forces of the atoms. - A demonstration of how senses can confuse us.

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David Blanco Laserna (Madrid, 1973) es licenciado en F�sica Te�rica por la Universidad Aut�noma de Madrid. Ha escrito ensayos de matem�ticas para adultos, y publicado numerosos libros para ni�os y j�venes, tanto de ficci�n y divulgaci�n cient�fica, entre otros, Las aventuras del joven Einstein, Los n�meros que vinieron del espacio, Multiplicaciones a toda m�quina, y es, adem�s, guionista de cine y televisi�n.

David Pe�a Toribio (Pu�o), naci� en Madrid en 1978. Desde peque�o le gustaba dibujar tebeos y, m�s tarde, curs� estudios de T�cnico Superior en Comunicaci�n Audiovisual. Compagina la ilustraci�n con el dise�o gr�fico, la fotograf�a y los c�mics. Ha colaborado en publicidad, prensa, en animaci�n y en la ilustraci�n de obras infantiles y de adultos. Ha cosechado varios premios como el Tercer Premio de Animaci�n Nontzeflash (2006), el Primer Premio de Fotograf�a Cinemad (2008) y el Premio Internacional de Ilustraci�n Fundaci�n SM (2009) por su libro "!�am!".

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