SCIENTIFICA HISTORIA

The book is divided into five eras and explores the leading scientific pioneers, discoveries and books within them:

Ancient World – looks at the beginnings of language, plus the first ever scientific documents produced and translated
Renaissance in Print – explores the effects of the invention of the printing press and the exploration of the seas and skies
Modern Classical – surveys the nineteenth century and the development of science as a profession
Post-Classical – dissects the twentieth century and the introduction of relativity, quantum theory and genetics
The Next Generation – reviews the period from 1980 to the modern day, showing how science has become accessible to the general public