{"product_id":"the-story-of-western-science-from-the-writings-of-aristotle-to-the-big-bang-theory-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBauer, Susan Wise:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSusan Wise Bauer\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, educator, and historian. Her previous books include the \u003cem\u003eWriting With Ease, Writing With Skill, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStory of the World\u003c\/em\u003e series from Well-Trained Mind Press, as well as \u003cem\u003eThe Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had, Rethinking School, The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory, \u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eHistory of the World\u003c\/em\u003e series, all from W. W. W. Norton. She has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the College of William \u0026amp; Mary in Virginia, as well as an M.A. in seventeenth-century literature and a Master of Divinity in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature. For fifteen years, she taught literature and composition at the College of William and Mary.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491708801298,"sku":"9780393243260","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7bdaaf73-a161-4bd9-806e-370840e75724.jpg?v=1730551353","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-story-of-western-science-from-the-writings-of-aristotle-to-the-big-bang-theory-9780393243260","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}