""The Grand Contraption" is the long-needed antidote to all those
top-heavy histories of scientific thought that pass brusquely over
the philosophies of the ancient world, eager to find the sure
footing of modernity. Park tells us not only what science now
knows, but how it got to know it: from an enthralling mix of myth,
genius, logic, careful observation, guesswork, invention, and a
dash of inspired lunacy."--Philip Ball, author of "Life's Matrix"
and consultant editor, "Nature"
"This book literally grabs you. The facts presented, the stories
told, the author's reflections on the information he presents, are
rendered beautifully-and masterfully. This is a labor of love, and
the passion with which David Park has written the book is readily
apparent and makes one want to keep on reading. And in doing so one
is richly rewarded with keen insights, judicious appraisals, and
with questions regarding courses of action and consequences that
are not only thought provoking but also relevant."--Silvan S.
Schweber, Brandeis University and Harvard University, author of
"QED and the Men Who Made It" (Princeton)
""The Grand Contraption" is an impressive feat of scholarship in
the history of science, and it is even more impressive if one
considers that it is written in clear and unpretentious English.
Park offers, in plain language, an attractive way to think about
cosmological ideas from a single perspective. No one will put this
book down without having their level of consciousness raised by a
few notches."--Christian Wildberg, Princeton University
"Physics, astronomy, geology, and poetry all come together here
in the grand quest to understand what out universe is and how it
works. "Only ahandful of authors have both the expertise and the
courage to write a book of this sweep and depth. David Park has
woven together a vast tapestry of humankind's vision of the cosmos,
from ancient myths to our contemporary curiosity about intelligent
life on other worlds."--Owen Gingerich. Professor of Astronomy
& the History of Science, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
Astrophysics
"An exceptional and well-written introduction to the history of
ideas, viewed from the perspective of their creators, who were
adapting their thinking to new facts and conceptions as they went.
We found the book engrossing and illuminating."--Elizabeth Wayland
Barber and Paul T. Barber, coauthors of "When They Severed Earth
from Sky"
General
| Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
April 2007 |
| First published: |
2007 |
| Authors: |
David Park
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
352 |
| Edition: |
New Ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-13053-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Science: general issues >
History of science
|
| LSN: |
0-691-13053-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780691130538 |
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