To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science by Steven Weinberg (Englis

Description: To Explain the World by Steven Weinberg Moving from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad to Oxford, and from the Museum of Alexandria to the Royal Society of London, the author shows that the scientists of the past not only did not understand what we understand about the world - they did not understand what there is to understand. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description How did we come to understand the world? And how did we learnhowto do this? From ancient Greece to medieval Baghdad and the Royal Society of London, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg offers a unique and engrossing history of how scientists have solved the mysteries around us.In To Explain the World, pre-eminent theoretical physicist Steven Weinberg offers a rich and irreverent history of science from a unique perspective - that of a scientist. Moving from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad to Oxford, and from the Museum of Alexandria to the Royal Society of London, he shows that the scientists of the past not only did not understand what we understand about the world - they did not understand what there is to understand. Yet eventually, through the struggle to solve such mysteries as the backward movement of the planets and the rise and fall of tides, the modern discipline of science emerged. Notes Now in paperback, this is a sweeping and original history of science and the impact of its discovery on human understanding, from a Nobel Prize-winning physicist. With appeal to Jared Diamond, Stephen Hawking and Bill Bryson. Author Biography Steven Weinberg has won the Nobel Prize in Physics, the National Medal of Science, the Lewis Thomas Prize for the Scientist as Poet and numerous honorary degrees. He is a member of the National Academy of Science, the Royal Society of London and the American Philosophical Society. A long-time contributor to the New York Review of Books, he is the author of The First Three Minutes and Dreams of a Final Theory, among other books. Review A great book, a necessary book for our time Independent In Steven Weinbergs To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science and Frank Wilczeks A Beautiful Question: Finding Natures Deep Design, two Nobel physicists give two astonishingly different accounts of the history of science, from antiquity to their own discoveries. Weinberg takes an unapologetically hard-headed stance, where philosophy, beauty and so forth are denounced as misleading. Wilczek sketches a dreamy vision, where beauty and harmony are essential ingredients of the quest for knowledge. Who is right? Both: this is the magic of science, which coherently combines wildly diverse skills. Weinberg is a father of electroweak theory, Wilczek of strong interaction. Still unsolved is gravity: what are the skills we need to solve it? We do not know yet -- Carlo Rovelli, Financial Times Books of the Year I read To Explain the World completely enthralled. It transmutes the base metal of a mere history of science into pure gold-into a magisterial celebration of a long and heroic struggle, still incomplete, to understand nature. Only a committed scientist of Steven Weinbergs brilliance, experience and breadth of insight could have accomplished this. I ended the book exhilarated Ian McEwan In this masterful, entertainingly irreverent book, Weinberg explains the rise of science from ancient Greeks to modern geeks in terms that his students and the rest of us will understand -- Iain Finlayson The Times It would be putting it mildly to say that Weinberg triumphantly lives up to what it says on the Nobel tin: a true intellectual as well as a brilliant theoretical physicist -- Richard Dawkins Regarded as the pre-eminent theoretical physicist alive today... Weinberg is also a fine writer and communicator about ideas beyond his own field... Weinberg has clearly carried out extensive scholarly investigation for To Explain the World, and the book works as history. But what makes it tand out is his perspective as a top scientist working today -- Clive Cookson Financial Times Weinberg has reached the pinnacle of scientific success - the Nobel Prize - he writes clearly and with confidence, imbuing the reader with an irresistible sense that one is in the hands of a master physicist at play Sunday Times There have been many accounts of the historical progression of our understanding of the world around us, but few have had the unique selling point of Steven Weinbergs To Explain the World... Weinbergs chronicle of the long development of physics leading up to the role he has personally played in it is akin to Winston Churchills A History of the English-Speaking Peoples -- Lewis Dartnell Telegraph An absolute delight Times Higher Education A refreshing contrast to other tomes on the topic... Weinberg reminds us to be humble not only about what we know, but how we know it The Guardian An enlightening read that does not demand specialist knowledge to enjoy -- Robert Kingston Sunday Times The book is a magnificent contribution to the history and philosophy of science...Weinberg writes with great verve and clarity Times Literary Supplement Promotional How did we come to understand the world? And how did we learnhowto do this? From ancient Greece to medieval Baghdad and the Royal Society of London, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg offers a unique and engrossing history of how scientists have solved the mysteries around us. Review Text A great book, a necessary book for our time Review Quote A great book, a necessary book for our time Promotional "Headline" How did we come to understand the world? And how did we learn how to do this? From ancient Greece to medieval Baghdad and the Royal Society of London, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg offers a unique and engrossing history of how scientists have solved the mysteries around us. Details ISBN0141980877 Year 2016 ISBN-10 0141980877 ISBN-13 9780141980874 Format Paperback Media Book Pages 432 Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Subtitle The Discovery of Modern Science Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Steven Weinberg Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Language English DEWEY 509 Publication Date 2016-02-01 Short Title To Explain the World UK Release Date 2016-02-01 Alternative 9780241196656 NZ Release Date 2016-02-28 AU Release Date 2016-02-28 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97337889;

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