{"product_id":"story-of-western-science-from-the-writings-of-aristotle-to-the-big-bang-theory","title":"Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eStory of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSusan Wise Bauer\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780393243260\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eW. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eIllustrated\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e336\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of her perennial bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Well-Educated Mind\u003c\/em\u003e, 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Western Science\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAble 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Western Science\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Western Science\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Western Science\u003c\/em\u003e is an \"entertaining and unique synthesis\" (\u003cem\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/em\u003e), a \"fluidly written\" narrative that \"celebrates the inexorable force of human curiosity\" (\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e), and a \"bright, informative resource for readers seeking to understand science through the eyes of the men and women who shaped its history\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreviously published as \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Science\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory | Susan Wise Bauer | Hardcover | 9780393243260 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks D 1759626","offer_id":49199698313368,"sku":"1759626","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71aEm40x-XL.jpg?v=1780697744","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/story-of-western-science-from-the-writings-of-aristotle-to-the-big-bang-theory","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}