A companion volume to a landmark BBC TV series, The Story Of Science traces revolutionary scientific breakthroughs from classical times to today.
Challenging many of our assumptions about the history of science, award-winning authors Michael Mosley and John Lynch explain each of these pioneering scientific theories and discuss how the discoveries were shaped by the world outside the laboratories and by the personalities of the scientists.
Divided into six sections – Cosmos, Matter, Life, Power, Body and Mind – this in-depth guide is made even better, thanks to colour and black and white photos, illustrations and diagrams. Each section also has a timeline of important people and events.