The Genesis of Science: The Story of Greek Imagination

by Stephen Bertman

Book Overview

Historians often look to ancient Greece as the wellspring of Western civilization. Perhaps the most ingenious achievement of the Hellenic mind was the early development of the sciences. What was it about the Greeks, as opposed to the far older civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China, that gave rise to the uniquely Western, scientific mindset? Bertman explores this intriguing question in this authoritative yet accessible and eloquently...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616142170
• ISBN13: 9781616142179
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.1"