The Ascent of Jacob Bronowski: The Life and Ideas of a Popular Science Icon

by Timothy Sandefur

Book Overview

THE FIRST-EVER BIOGRAPHY OF JACOB BRONOWSKI--ONE OF THE LEADING SCIENCE POPULARIZERS OF HIS GENERATION.

Best remembered today for his blockbuster documentary series The Ascent of Man, Jacob Bronowski spent decades explaining scientific ideas to laypersons on television and radio. A true Renaissance man, Bronowski was not only a scientist, but a philosopher and a poet. In this first-ever biography, author Timothy Sandefur examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633885267
• ISBN13: 9781633885264
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"