Boffinology
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1848542011
ISBN-13
9781848542013
Publisher
John Murray Press
Imprint
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 7th, 2011
Print length
336 Pages
Weight
216 grams
Dimensions
18.90 x 12.70 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
History of sciencePopular scienceHumour
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Eureka! Discover the real stories behind the history of science
The history of science is often seen as a story of advancement but nothing could be further from the truth. Science, it is true, has progressed, but rarely in the direction intended and seldom for the reasons given. This has a lot to do with the people responsible. Meet Thales, credited as 'the father of science', whose only real claim to fame is that he often fell into ditches, discover how Archimedes never said Eureka and hated baths anyway and how the most lucrative ancient Greek invention was not democracy but the slot machine. Justin Pollard also fills us in on Issac Newton who liked to disguise himself and lurk in London's less salubrious pubs, how eleven people claimed to have invented the steam engine and why the first website was twelve foot across and made of wood.
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