History of Science

[P Taylor]

Penrose's <<Road to Reality>> covers a lot of maths, physics and
philosophy from the Greeks to today; and it may be long, but it's very
readable and also technical (so you can get whatever you want out of
it).

Also, Roland Omnes is quite good with this; his book Quantum
Philosophy goes from Greek to modern, more physics than anything, but
with a substantial amount of philosophical contributions.

For a more pessimistic view of how science and technology has gone
over time, everybody's favourite:  bertrand russell,  The Impact of
Science on Society, and of course there's always the <<history of
western philosophy>> if you are a glutton for punishment.

--PT

On 9/6/06, horvathg <horvathg at delfin.klte.hu> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> There's a good one I've read recently:
>
> Science: A History 1534-2001
> John Gribbin
> (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Science-History-1534-2001-John-Gribbin/dp/014029741
> 3)
>
> It starts with Reneissance era's almost science, because there already could
> be found some elements of the 'scientific process' best described by
> Newton's works.
> It focuses on mostly physics, but there are also topics/chapters on
> chemistry, biology, geology, etc.
> Not much focus on technology though (except for the start of the ind. rev.),
> because that isn't science in a pure sense.
>
> It is nicely written and easy to read.
>
>
> Best,
>
> syllogz
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:26:17 +0300
> > From: "Ya Sam" <takoitov at hotmail.com>
> > Subject: History of Science
> >
> > I would like to read a big, comprehensive and relatively comprehensible
> book on the history and development of science and technology from the
> ancient
> > times till the present day. I've heard about a few such studies, but I'm
> afraid to make the wrong choice. I know there are many science oriented
> folks
> > in here. Could you please recommend me something of real worth?
>
>