{"product_id":"a-little-history-of-science-9780300283211","title":"A Little History of Science","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lively and engaging introduction to the progress of science over the ages\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In Mr. Bynum's telling, a little history goes a long way.\"—Alan Hirshfeld, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience is key to understanding the infinite distances of space, the tiniest living organisms body and the history of our planet. From Hippocrates and Aristotle to Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking, men and women have asked how things work, and through experiments have made earth-shattering discoveries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis inviting \u003cem\u003eLitte History\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers to the stars. We delve beneath the surface of the planet, chart the evolution of chemistry's periodic table, and explore the physics that explain electricity, gravity, and the atoms that make up our bodies and everything around us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle Histories \u003c\/em\u003e– Inspiring Guides for Curious Minds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780300283211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.7(H)x12.7(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Bynum\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of the History of Medicine, University College London. He is author or editor of numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eGreat Discoveries in Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\"One advantage of a brief history is that this impressive roll of modern achievements unfolds while the leaps of prior centuries are still fresh in mind. That juxtaposition of what we know now verses what we knew then is breathtaking to contemplate. In Mr Bynum’s telling, a little history goes a long way.\"—Alan Hirshfeld, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This freshest entry in Yale’s youngster-friendly Little History series covers science from Babylonian astronomy to the Human Genome Project and the Higgs Boson, in a series of lucid short chapters on telescopes, gases, engines, planetary orbits, cells, magnetism, pneumatic chemistry, continental drift and so forth. The author is particularly interesting on the history of medicine (his own field) . . . and he shows a gentle tolerant humour throughout.\"—Steven Poole, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[An] entertaining history . . . for curious teen and adult readers.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beginning with the Babylonians and ending with the World Wide Web, Bynum manages to squeeze in nearly every essential scientific idea and discovery while also discussing most major disciplines. . . . I happily confess I learned a lot.\"—Andrew Robinson, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a thoughtful, elegantly presented volume with the younger reader in mind, although it’s an inspiring reminder to anyone of our extraordinary journey from ignorance to knowledge. . . . Each chapter is headed with a beautifully simple, monochrome block-print style illustration that encapsulates its themes.\"—Dallas Campbell, \u003ci\u003eBBC Focus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This interesting book traces the history of science in easy-to-consume bites, from the earliest recorded anatomical, mathematical and medical theories through to the most up-to-date references to the Higgs boson and the latest hypothesis on string theory. They’re all made readable for the inquisitive non-scientists among us.\" \u003ci\u003eGood Reading.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I wish there had been such a book when I was a child. Bill Bynum's \u003ci\u003eLittle History of Science \u003c\/i\u003emay be short but it tells a grand story: all of science lightly placed in ever-changing historical and philosophical contexts, but presented in a single arc from Empedocles to Tim Berners-Lee, Galen to Thomas Hunt Morgan, alchemy to insulin, the steam engine to the particle accelerator. It is a book I will be recommending for many years to come.\"—Christopher Potter, author of \u003ci\u003eYou Are Here: A Portable History of the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well done Bill Bynum, a master of the scientific ordinance from the Big Bang to the Digital Age.\"—David Bellamy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Science is not a dry recitation of data; it's thousands of years of questions that people have posed about the universe. In \u003ci\u003eA Little History of Science\u003c\/i\u003e, William Bynum ably distills this human saga into a delightfully clear tale. It may be little, but it manages to find room for galaxies, computers, chemistry, evolution and much more.\"—Carl Zimmer, author of \u003ci\u003eA Planet of Viruses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Small, but perfectly formed. In this little history, Bill Bynum has done a splendid job of weaving all the material into a narrative that is easy to understand. You will not find a better summary of the history of science.\"—Bernard Wood, author of \u003ci\u003eHuman Evolution: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Bynum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48997125128409,"sku":"9780300283211","price":22.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780300283211.jpg?v=1784734462","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/a-little-history-of-science-9780300283211","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}