The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory

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Susan Wise Bauer

The Story of Western Science

From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory

Susan Wise Bauer

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Norton
15 June 2015

Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Popular science

ABBEY'S CHOICE JULY 2015 ----- Far too often, public discussion of science is carried out by journalists, voters, and politicians who have received their science secondhand. The Story of Science shows us the joy and importance of reading groundbreaking science writing for ourselves and guides us back to the masterpieces that have changed the way we think about our world, our cosmos, and ourselves.

Able to be referenced individually, or read together as the narrative of Western scientific development, the book's twenty-eight succinct chapters lead readers from the first science texts by Hippocrates, Plato, and Aristotle through twentieth-century classics in biology, physics, and cosmology. The Story of Science illuminates everything from mankind's earliest inquiries to the butterfly effect, from the birth of the scientific method to the rise of earth science and the flowering of modern biology. Each chapter recommends one or more classic books and provides entertaining accounts of crucial contributions to science, vivid sketches of the scientist-writers, and clear explanations of the mechanics underlying each concept.

The Story of Science reveals science to be a dramatic undertaking practiced by some of history's most memorable characters. It reminds us that scientific inquiry is a human pursuit-an essential, often deeply personal, sometimes flawed, frequently brilliant way of understanding the world.

In the tradition of her perennial bestseller The-Well Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer delivers an accessible, entertaining, and illuminating springboard into the scientific education you never had.

By: Susan Wise Bauer
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 516g
ISBN: 9780393243260
ISBN 10: 0393243265
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 15 June 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Susan Wise Bauer is the best-selling author of the Story of the World series and The Well-Trained Mind, among other works. She lives in Virginia.

Reviews for The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory

...if her [Susan Wise Bauer's] mission was to make an often out-of-reach subject accessible and-while science arguably is always relevant-feel more relevant, because you've gained an appreciation for the motivation, challenges and significance behind it, as well as its joys and quirks and brilliance, she's done a great job. -- The Herald ...a masterly account of the great minds who have helped expand human knowledge, from the earliest philosophers onwards. -- Sky at Night