{"product_id":"the-scientists-a-history-of-science-told-through-the-lives-of-its-greatest-inventors-paperback","title":"The Scientists: A History of Science Told Through the Lives of Its Greatest Inventors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Gribbin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam Hook\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wonderfully readable account of scientific development over the past five hundred years, focusing on the lives and achievements of individual scientists, by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Schr dinger's Cat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this ambitious new book, John Gribbin tells the stories of the people who have made science, and of the times in which they lived and worked. He begins with Copernicus, during the Renaissance, when science replaced mysticism as a means of explaining the workings of the world, and he continues through the centuries, creating an unbroken genealogy of not only the greatest but also the more obscure names of Western science, a dot-to-dot line linking amateur to genius, and accidental discovery to brilliant deduction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy focusing on the scientists themselves, Gribbin has written an anecdotal narrative enlivened with stories of personal drama, success and failure. A bestselling science writer with an international reputation, Gribbin is among the few authors who could even attempt a work of this magnitude. Praised as \"a sequence of witty, information-packed tales\" and \"a terrific read\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e upon its recent British publication, \u003ci\u003eThe Scientists\u003c\/i\u003e breathes new life into such venerable icons as Galileo, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Linus Pauling, as well as lesser lights whose stories have been undeservedly neglected. Filled with pioneers, visionaries, eccentrics and madmen, this is the history of science as it has never been told before.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wonderfully readable account of scientifi c development over the past fi ve hundred years, focusing on the lives and achievements of individual scientists, by the bestselling author of In Search of Schrodinger's Cat \u003cbr\u003eIn this ambitious new book, John Gribbin tells the stories of the people who have made science, and of the times in which they lived and worked. He begins with Copernicus, during the Renaissance, when science replaced mysticism as a means of explaining the workings of the world, and he continues through the centuries, creating an unbroken genealogy of not only the greatest but also the more obscure names of Western science, a dot-to-dot line linking amateur to genius, and accidental discovery to brilliant deduction. \u003cbr\u003eBy focusing on the scientists themselves, Gribbin has written an anecdotal narrative enlivened with stories of personal drama, success and failure. A bestselling science writer with an international reputation, Gribbin is among the few authors who could even attempt a work of this magnitude. Praised as \"a sequence of witty, information-packed tales\" and \"a terrifi c read\" by The Times upon its recent British publication, The Scientists breathes new life into such venerable icons as Galileo, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Linus Pauling, as well as lesser lights whose stories have been undeservedly neglected. Filled with pioneers, visionaries, eccentrics and madmen, this is the history of science as it has never been told before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Gribbin\u003c\/b\u003e trained as an astrophysicist at Cambridge University and is currently Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex. His many books include \u003cb\u003eIn Search of Schrödinger's Cat, Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eQ Is for Quantum. \u003c\/b\u003eHe lives in Sussex, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 8.03 x 5.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757763625248,"sku":"9780812967883","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/48d61f4db76d768847a23bf56f808d9d.webp?v=1780111227","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-scientists-a-history-of-science-told-through-the-lives-of-its-greatest-inventors-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}