The Ascent of Man

Informationen zum Autor Dr Jacob Bronowski was born in Poland in 1908 and died in 1974. His family settled in Britain and he was educated at Cambridge University. He was distinguished not only as a scientist but also as the author of books and broadcasts on the arts, and was an honorary Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. Dr Bronowski lived and worked in America from 1964, as a Senior Fellow and Director of the Council for Biology in Human Affairs. Klappentext Dr Jacob Bronowski was born in Poland in 1908 and died in 1974. His family settled in Britain and he was educated at Cambridge University. He was distinguished not only as a scientist but also as the author of books and broadcasts on the arts, and was an honorary Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. Dr Bronowski lived and worked in America from 1964, as a Senior Fellow and Director of the Council for Biology in Human Affairs. Zusammenfassung Traces the development of human society through our understanding of science. This title discusses human invention from the flint tool to geometry, agriculture to genetics, and from alchemy to the theory of relativity, showing how they are expressions of our ability to understand and control nature.

Préface
A new paperback edition of Dr Bronowski's classic history of humankind, with a foreword by Richard Dawkins

Résumé
Traces the development of human society through our understanding of science. This title discusses human invention from the flint tool to geometry, agriculture to genetics, and from alchemy to the theory of relativity, showing how they are expressions of our ability to understand and control nature.