The Science Book

The Science Book is the first truly accessible, lavishly illustrated story of science. Featuring 250 of the most significant milestones in the history of scientific discovery, it offers a unique and sweeping perspective on our unfolding view of the universe. It provides a deeper appreciation of how scientific thinking has transformed not only our everyday lives, but also our very sense of who we are, how the world came to be, and our ultimate fate and origin.

Chronologically organized, authoritatively written and fully cross-referenced, the book provides an elegant, informative and visually stunning celebrating of the remarkable achievements of science across the centuries, whether it's in biology, physics, astronomy, cosmology, evolution, geology, medicine or mathematics. Each entry is presented on two pages, with clear text and a striking image for each event, idea or finding.