Throughout history, disease has defined the human experience. In particular—and especially before the development of modern science and germ ... lives of others. Each book on this list dives ...

people in western countries have been educated to believe that the history of modern science began primarily in the 17th century in western Europe. In a book of breathtaking range and quality ...

The book is part history, in explaining how these different ... It also examines influential individuals in modern science. Some of the material may be dated, but the prose remains an elegant ...

What if everything we're taught about the history of astronomy and physics is wrong? In his new book, "Horizons: The Global Origins of Modern Science" (Mariner Books, 2022), James Poskett ...

While modern science is built on the primacy of empirical ... He may well be right, but from a book about the history of science, I wanted more proof. Then again, “The Knowledge Machine ...