{"product_id":"the-great-tapestry-of-discovery-roy-shiba-9798197273345","title":"The Great Tapestry of Discovery: How We Learned to Write, Count, and Understand the Universe: A Complete History of Alphabets, Numbers, Mathematics, P","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Every symbol you write and every law you trust began as a single bold question in someone's mind.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if the story of humanity could be told through three simple threads: a scratch on a bone, the invention of nothing, and the fall of an apple?\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Great Tapestry of Discovery\u003c\/i\u003e, Roy Shiba weaves a sweeping chronicle of human ingenuity-from the first tally marks carved 40,000 years ago to the quantum equations that power your smartphone today. This is not a dry textbook. It is a thrilling detective story spanning four millennia, revealing the accidental genius, bitter rivalries, and breathtaking courage behind the tools we take for granted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThread One: The Written Word\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTravel from the clay tablets of Mesopotamia to the turquoise mines of Sinai, where anonymous Canaanite workers invented the alphabet. Witness the Greek revolution that added vowels, the Roman conquest of the Latin script, and the digital miracle of Unicode that lets an emoji travel from Tokyo to Moscow without crashing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThread Two: The Language of Numbers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet the Indian mathematician Brahmagupta, who turned \"nothing\" into the number zero, and the Italian duellists who fought cubic equations to the death. Discover why imaginary numbers (once called \"mental torture\") are the secret language of electrical engineering, and how a Scottish surveyor gave us the geometry that bends spacetime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThread Three: The Science of Everything\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStand beside Galileo as he faces the Inquisition, Newton as he cracks the cosmic code, and Einstein as he steals time from the universe. Explore the bizarre world of quantum mechanics, where cats are both alive and dead, and follow the search for dark matter-the invisible scaffolding of the cosmos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBonus: Seven Further Unfoldings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDelve deeper into the stories behind the science: the tragic teenage genius who invented Braille, the rival mathematicians who died in duels, the thermodynamics of why time only moves forward, and the quarks hiding inside protons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy you need this book: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eComplete narrative: \u003c\/b\u003e Covers 5,000+ years of history in one volume.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHuman-centric: \u003c\/b\u003e Focuses on the flawed, brilliant people behind the discoveries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAccessible: \u003c\/b\u003e No PhD required-just curiosity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWhether you are a student, a teacher, or a lifelong learner, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Tapestry of Discovery\u003c\/i\u003e will change how you see every letter you type and every number you count. The next great discovery might begin with you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roy Shiba\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798197273345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Roy Shiba","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801541652735,"sku":"9798197273345","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-great-tapestry-of-discovery-roy-shiba-9798197273345","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}