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The cracking of the Rosetta Stone

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The cracking of the Rosetta Stone

A gripping new intellectual detective story from the writer Edward Dolnick

Nov 2, 2021
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Edward Dolnick is a veteran science writer, the author of several acclaimed works of nonfiction, and one of my favorite storytellers. He is that rarest of human beings today: a person who never runs out of questions. Today I am thrilled to offer you this essay drawn from his latest book, “The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone.”

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