A brief history of science - John Gribbin

Introduced by Richard Dawkins, the reader is plunged into the exciting world of science as it is now, and a team of leading experts outline the scientific discoveries that led to where we are today and where we are going. A brief history of science aims to demystify and democratize scientific knowledge. by elaborating on the memories of the school science lab. It aims to poularise and sharpen the scientific knowledge in each of the 6 main fields of scientific endeavour. The history of science is treated as it chronologically appears in the various fields and is displayed in a timeline at the beginning of the book. A brief history of science emphasizes the human face of science as well as explainin the consequences of discoveries such as the bomb and genetic engineering.