In Science, Patricia Fara rewrites science's past to provide new
ways of understanding and questioning our modern technological
society. Sweeping through the centuries from ancient Babylon right
up to the latest hi-tech experiments in genetics and particle
physics, Fara's book also ranges internationally, challenging
notions of European superiority by emphasizing the importance of
scientific projects based around the world, including revealing
discussions of China and the Islamic Empire alongside the more
familiar stories about Copernicus's sun-centered astronomy,
Newton's gravity, and Darwin's theory of evolution.
We see for instance how Muslim leaders encouraged science by
building massive libraries, hospitals, and astronomical
observatories and we rediscover the significance of medieval
Europe--long overlooked--where, surprisingly, religious
institutions ensured science's survival, as the learning preserved
in monasteries was subsequently developed in new and unique
institutions: universities. Instead of focussing on esoteric
experiments and abstract theories, she explains how science belongs
to the practical world of war, politics, and business. And rather
than glorifying scientists as idealized heroes, she tells true
stories about real people--men (and some women) who needed to earn
their living, who made mistakes, and who trampled down their
rivals.
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