Philosophy
A must read for a great perspective of the development of mankind. The book is widely available as well as the PBS series.
Jacob Bronowski [Wikipedia]
The Ascent of Man [Wikipedia]
The Ascent of Jacob Bronowski
The Ascent of Man
by
Jacob Bronowski
ISBN-10: 0316109339
ISBN-13: 978-0316109338
Jacob Bronowski was a genuine Renaissance man. This, his most famous book, looks at the history of science from the perspective of Bronowski's deep, humanist philosophy. Bronowski--along with C.P. Snow--saw art and science as two aspects of the same human enterprise: that of understanding the world and expressing that world in human terms. Here Bronowski shows those connections: why Mendeleev's periodic table was part of "the greatest collective work of art" in history--that is, physics; why the Watts Towers of Los Angeles are like the molecules in a copper wire. THE ASCENT OF MAN is a symphony for which SCIENCE AND HUMAN VALUES was merely a prelude. An outstanding, and vitally important book. "I am infinitely saddened," Bronowski writes, "to find myself suddenly surrounded in the West by a terrible loss of nerve." We must not turn our backs on science--we must finally discover it. One of those writers whose every page contains a brilliant idea, Bronowksi is well worth reading.
- What's Up With Pythagoras?
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- Jacob Bronowski And "this Quarter"...translator And Poet
I am sure you remember Jacob Bronowski... Jacob Bronowski was born in Lodz, Poland, in 1908. Fleeing World War I, his family moved to London, where Bronowski eventually won a math scholarship to Cambridge, working in a specialized area of algebraic geometry....
- Jacob Perkins..."penny Black"
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- Ancient Metallurgy--art
It is the common case when we go to a museum and observe artifacts made of metal that we often don't even consider the science of metallurgy. We love the golden objects but never give a thought about the art of making the objects. This topic is concentrated...
- Science And Social Responsibility
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Philosophy
Jacob Bronowski and "The Ascent of Man"
A must read for a great perspective of the development of mankind. The book is widely available as well as the PBS series.
Jacob Bronowski [Wikipedia]
The Ascent of Man [Wikipedia]
The Ascent of Jacob Bronowski
The Ascent of Manby
Jacob Bronowski
ISBN-10: 0316109339
ISBN-13: 978-0316109338
Jacob Bronowski was a genuine Renaissance man. This, his most famous book, looks at the history of science from the perspective of Bronowski's deep, humanist philosophy. Bronowski--along with C.P. Snow--saw art and science as two aspects of the same human enterprise: that of understanding the world and expressing that world in human terms. Here Bronowski shows those connections: why Mendeleev's periodic table was part of "the greatest collective work of art" in history--that is, physics; why the Watts Towers of Los Angeles are like the molecules in a copper wire. THE ASCENT OF MAN is a symphony for which SCIENCE AND HUMAN VALUES was merely a prelude. An outstanding, and vitally important book. "I am infinitely saddened," Bronowski writes, "to find myself suddenly surrounded in the West by a terrible loss of nerve." We must not turn our backs on science--we must finally discover it. One of those writers whose every page contains a brilliant idea, Bronowksi is well worth reading.
- What's Up With Pythagoras?
The first time I read Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy, I could not get over the chapter on Pythagoras. As Russell claims, "Pythagoras... was intellectually one of the most important men that ever lived, both when he was wise and when...
- Jacob Bronowski And "this Quarter"...translator And Poet
I am sure you remember Jacob Bronowski... Jacob Bronowski was born in Lodz, Poland, in 1908. Fleeing World War I, his family moved to London, where Bronowski eventually won a math scholarship to Cambridge, working in a specialized area of algebraic geometry....
- Jacob Perkins..."penny Black"
Jacob Perkins July 9th, 1766 to July 30th, 1849 Jacob Perkins "...was an Anglo-American inventor, mechanical engineer and physicist." And he is best know for his association with the world's first postage stamp... Penny Black 1840 Engraved by Charles...
- Ancient Metallurgy--art
It is the common case when we go to a museum and observe artifacts made of metal that we often don't even consider the science of metallurgy. We love the golden objects but never give a thought about the art of making the objects. This topic is concentrated...
- Science And Social Responsibility
If one looks back at the history of science, one notices that the progress of science has just been a blink of an eye in the history of mankind. Sure, science applications are ancient, but it has been in the past 350 years or so that science has provided...