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Science Books
August 31, 2006
A Mind of its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives
Cordelia Fine (2006)
ISBN: 0393062139
I used to think the brain was the most important organ in the body, until I realized who was telling me that. - Emo Phillips
Science and Technology in World History: An Introduction
It is with good reason that this popular science history book is now into its second edition. In this seminal work, science history professors James E. McClellan III and Harold Dorn, both from the Stevens Institute of Technology, argue that technology as "applied science" has only ever existed since governments and industry began supporting science's drive into new technologies. Needless to say, this specific process does not have a very lengthy history. But by casting an eye over the distant past, the authors show how the technological powerhouses of Europe and the United States have indeed evolved out of some very old scientific traditions. McClellan and Dorn identify at least two scientific traditions of the past as being important precursors to the present. The first of these is the "useful sciences," which the authors say has been supported by the state from civilization's earliest beginnings. The second is "scientific theorizing," first conceived of by the ancient Greeks, with the new edition presenting an expanded and updated account of Greek science. After a comprehensive tour of these humble but vastly significant beginnings, McClellan and Dorn reveal how scientific traditions emerged in Central and South America, India, China, and the Near Eastern Empires leading up to and including the Middle Ages. The authors show - through historical convergence and analysis - how the US and Europe eventually became hubs of technological innovation. Also new to this edition are new and expanded chapters dedicated to the societal influences of science and technology, in regard to the way that they shape and direct civilization. Science And Technology In World History is ideal for all those interested in the history of science.
James E. III McClellan, Harold Dorn (2006)
ISBN: 0801883601