{"product_id":"the-story-of-western-science-susan-wise-bauer-9780393243260","title":"The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of her perennial bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Well-Educated Mind\u003c\/em\u003e, Susan Wise Bauer delivers an accessible, entertaining, and illuminating springboard into the scientific education you never had. Far too often, public discussion of science is carried out by journalists, voters, and politicians who have received their science secondhand. \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Western Science\u003c\/em\u003e shows us the joy and importance of reading groundbreaking science writing for ourselves and guides us back to the masterpieces that have changed the way we think about our world, our cosmos, and ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAble to be referenced individually, or read together as the narrative of Western scientific development, the book's twenty-eight succinct chapters lead readers from the first science texts by Hippocrates, Plato, and Aristotle through twentieth-century classics in biology, physics, and cosmology. \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Western Science\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates everything from mankind's earliest inquiries to the butterfly effect, from the birth of the scientific method to the rise of earth science and the flowering of modern biology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter recommends one or more classic books and provides entertaining accounts of crucial contributions to science, vivid sketches of the scientist-writers, and clear explanations of the mechanics underlying each concept. \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Western Science\u003c\/em\u003e reveals science to be a dramatic undertaking practiced by some of history's most memorable characters. It reminds us that scientific inquiry is a human pursuit--an essential, often deeply personal, sometimes flawed, frequently brilliant way of understanding the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Western Science\u003c\/em\u003e is an \"entertaining and unique synthesis\" (\u003cem\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/em\u003e), a \"fluidly written\" narrative that \"celebrates the inexorable force of human curiosity\" (\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e), and a \"bright, informative resource for readers seeking to understand science through the eyes of the men and women who shaped its history\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously published as \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Science\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Wise Bauer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393243265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393243260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015 pg. 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015","brand":"Susan Wise Bauer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995531116799,"sku":"9780393243260","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_acec6130-1989-477f-8a86-0704e3d9ecfb.jpg?v=1683336340","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-story-of-western-science-susan-wise-bauer-9780393243260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}