To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science

by Steven Weinberg

Book Overview

A masterful commentary on the history of science from the Greeks to modern times, by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg--a thought-provoking and important book by one of the most distinguished scientists and intellectuals of our time.

In this rich, irreverent, and compelling history, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg takes us across centuries from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad and Oxford, from Plato's Academy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062346652
• ISBN13: 9780062346650
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"