{"product_id":"making-modern-science-second-edition-9780226365763","title":"Making Modern Science, Second Edition","description":"In this new edition of the top-selling coursebook, seasoned historians Peter J. Bowler and Iwan Rhys Morus expand on their authoritative survey of how the development of science has shaped our world. Exploring both the history of science and its influence on modern thought, the authors chronicle the major developments in scientific thinking, from the revolutionary ideas of the seventeenth century to contemporary issues in genetics, physics, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thoroughly revised and expanded, the second edition draws on the latest research and scholarship. It also contains two entirely new chapters: one that explores the impact of computing on the development of science, and another that shows how the West used science and technology as tools for geopolitical expansion. Designed for entry-level college courses and as a single-volume introduction for the general reader, \u003ci\u003e Making Modern Science\u003c\/i\u003e presents the history of science not as a series of names and dates, but as an interconnected and complex web of relationships joining science and society. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter J. Bowler\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of the history of science at Queen's University Belfast. He has written many books, including \u003ci\u003eDarwin Deleted: Imagining a World Without Darwin\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by the University of Chicago Press, and \u003ci\u003eA History of the Future: Prophets of Progress from H. G. Wells to Isaac Asimov\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e Iwan Rhys Morus\u003c\/b\u003e is professor in the Department of History and Welsh History at Aberystwyth University in Wales. His most recent books include \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Illustrated History of Science\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNikola Tesla and the Electrical Future\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493479321874,"sku":"9780226365763","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b5eabaf4-cd2a-4197-bc1d-e35918271f02.jpg?v=1730649020","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/making-modern-science-second-edition-9780226365763","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}