The Science Book

About this book

From the worlds greatest scientists comes the worlds greatest science book--now in a smaller format at a great new affordable price. With a foreword written by critically acclaimed author Simon Singh (Fermats Last Theorem) and essays by such major writers as Richard Dawkins Susan Greenfield and John Gribbin it presents 250 of the most significant milestones in the history of scientific discovery. Accompanying this unique perspective on our ever-evolving view of the universe are some of the most visually dramatic illustrations youll ever see. Short lucid articles focus on everything from the speculations of the ancient Greeks to todays Nobel Prize winners from Ptolemys theory of an earth-centered universe to the first steps on the moon and from the dawning of the concept of zero to the cloning of Dolly the sheep. Biology physics astronomy medicine and mathematics: the breakthroughs in every field are all here and celebrated in the first truly accessible fully illustrated story of science.