Synopsis
Looks at the history of science and its social impact, argues that science has distorted the values of our civilization, and suggests what action can be taken to lessen science's impact on our future
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This may be the most important book of a new era...and is required reading for anyone who wants to understand fully the meaning of the late 20th Century. -- Peter Ackroyd
If ever a serious book deserved to become a bestseller, it is this. At last here is something, you think when you've finished it, that tells you what is going on in our minds and in the world. -- George Walden
About the Author
Bryan Appleyard is a special features writer for 'The Sunday Times'. He has twice won Feature Writer of the Year.
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