Philip Ball
Curiosity: How Science Became Interested In Everything
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226211695
- author:
- Philip Ball
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 474
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 3 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- History, Other Historical Subjects, History of Engineering & Technology
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Curiosity: How Science Became Interested in Everything by Philip Ball explores how curiosity transformed from a vice to a virtue, and how it became permissible to ask any question about the world. This account spans the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, bringing to life the age of modern science, including the lives of Galileo and Isaac Newton. The Scientific Revolution is often told as a story of great geniuses illuminating the world with flashes of inspiration. However, Ball reveals a more complex story, where the liberation-and subsequent taming-of curiosity was linked to magic, religion, literature, travel, trade, and empire. He tells the stories of lesser-known scientists, such as Robert Boyle, alongside those of legendary figures like Copernicus and Kepler. The book highlights the inventions and technologies inspired by curiosity, including the telescope and microscope. By examining this pivotal period in history, Ball sheds new light on the rise of science as we know it today.
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