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Synopsis
With a foreword by Simon Singh this breathtaking book features 250 of the most significant milestones in the history of scientific discovery, offering a unique perspective on our unfolding view of the universe. A beautifully simple design complements short, lucid essays on each breakthrough, placed next to the most striking images available. Now in a new easy-to-handle format this is most unique science book ever published - the first truly accessible, fully illustrated story of science, with special contributions from leading scientists and science writers.
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Review
The Science Book is a big, handsome, lavishly illustrated coffee-table book. In 250 brief sections, it attempts to encapsulate the history of Western science, from astronomy and physics to geology, biology and psychology and everything in between. It's a huge undertaking, even a potentially foolhardy one, as the editor Peter Tallack acknowledges, but the choice of topics has been carefully made, and as an introduction to the breadth of scientific endeavour it succeeds well. The writing itself is straightforward, giving very brief biographies of scientists from Pythagoras to Stephen Hawking alongside the broad outlines of their work. Each one-page essay is accompanied by a full-colour illustration, ranging from Renaissance paintings to the latest images from space. Cross-references to other pages help to establish links between different discoveries. There is an index, but sadly no suggestions for further reading for anybody whose curiosity has been piqued. And piqued it almost certainly will be. Inevitably in a book of this scope, nothing is covered in any depth. It does, however, give a good overview of how science is done, how different disciplines interrelate and where the cutting edge is right now. And its presence on the coffee table will no doubt spark all kinds of discussions as guests leaf through its pages. --Elizabeth Sourbut
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A large, beautifully presented book, boxed and of a suitable size to be displayed on any sufficiently capacious coffee table. Interspersed among the "milestones" are eight longer essays by notable scientists and science writers ... I found to be little gems. -- Physics Word, Dec 2001
Everyone will find something that they didn't know and much that is fascinating. In the end they'll have a better grasp of science and how we got to where we are now. -- New Scientist 24 Nov 2001
Grand publishing gesture... Stylish and intellectual... Clearly written and lavishly illustrated... Illuminating and varied bite-sized accounts. -- Anjana Ahuja, Book Reviews, The Times, 20 October 2001
I was pleasantly surprised by this massive, encyclopaedic but amenable summary of scientific discoveries. As well as being an education, it is delightful to dip into, made especially inviting by its attractive colour plates. -- Oxford Times, 23 Nov 2001
When embroiled in arguments about scientific matters this is the book to have on standby. If, on the other hand, you and your friends have better things to talk about, buy it anyway - it's fascinating to dip into. -- Focus, Oct 2001
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- PublisherWeidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1841881988
- ISBN 13 9781841881980
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages512
- EditorTallack Peter
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