Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
September 2009 Profile books edition | |
| Author | Richard Wrangham |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Sociocultural evolution Anthropology |
| Publisher | Profile Books |
Publication date | September 2009 |
| Publication place | UK |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 978-1-84668-285-8 |
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human is a 2009 book by British primatologist Richard Wrangham, published by Profile Books in England, and Basic Books in the US. It argues the hypothesis that cooking food was an essential element in the physiological evolution of human beings. It was shortlisted for the 2010 Samuel Johnson Prize.