History of Science

[Anville Azote]

On 9/5/06, Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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?
>

One I always enjoyed was "Asimov's Chronology of Science and
Discovery", 2nd edition (1994), reviewed at the following URL:

http://homepage.mac.com/jhjenkins/Asimov/Books/Book431.html

-A. A.