Book description
Dr Jacob Bronowksi's The Ascent of Man traces the development
of human society through our understanding of science.
First published in 1973 to accompany the groundbreaking BBC
television series, it is considered one of the first works of 'popular
science', illuminating the historical and social context of scientific
development for a generation of readers. In his highly accessible
style, Dr Bronowski discusses human invention from the flint tool to
geometry, agriculture to genetics, and from alchemy to the theory of
relativity, showing how they all are expressions of our ability to
understand and control nature.
In this new paperback edition, The Ascent of Man inspires,
influences and informs as profoundly as ever.
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.
