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

by Susan Wise Bauer

Book Overview

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. Far too often, public discussion of science is carried out by journalists, voters, and politicians who have received their science secondhand. The Story of Western Science shows us the joy and importance of reading groundbreaking science writing for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393243265
• ISBN13: 9780393243260
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"