{"product_id":"the-ascent-of-science-brian-l-silver-9780195134278","title":"The Ascent of Science","description":"From the revolutionary discoveries of Galileo and Newton to the mind-bending theories of Einstein and Heisenberg, from plate tectonics to particle physics, from the origin of life to universal entropy, and from biology to cosmology, here is a sweeping, readable, and dynamic account of the whole of Western science. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the approachable manner and method of Stephen Jay Gould and Carl Sagan, the late Brian L. Silver translates our most important, and often most obscure, scientific developments into a vernacular that is not only accessible and illuminating but also enjoyable. Silver makes his comprehensive case with much clarity and insight; his book aptly locates science as the apex of human reason, and reason as our best path to the truth. For all readers curious about--or else perhaps intimidated by--what Silver calls \"the scientific campaign up to now\" in his Preface, \u003cem\u003eThe Ascent of Science\u003c\/em\u003e will be fresh, vivid, and fascinating reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian L. Silver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195134273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195134278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.30w x 1.19d","brand":"Brian L. Silver","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46024647344383,"sku":"9780195134278","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a49539f-598b-41b7-a461-03da0357e1e9.jpg?v=1723128888","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ascent-of-science-brian-l-silver-9780195134278","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}