THE UPRIGHT THINKERS

In this fascinating and illuminating work, Leonard Mlodinow guides us through the critical eras and events in the development of sci ence, all of which, he demonstrates, were propelled forward by humankind's collective struggle to know. From the birth of reasoning and culture to the formation of the studies of physics, chemistry, biology, and modern-day quantum physics, we come to see that much of our progress can be attributed to simple questionswhy? how?bravely asked. Mlodinow profiles some of the great philosophers, sc ientists, a...[Llegir més]