Combining world history with scientific discoveries and inventions, Asimov illustrates, in chronological order, how science and cultural, social, and political

In a new edition updated through 1993, a renowned science writer records the fascinating, obscure stories behind the milestones of scientific discovery and reve

Asimov tells the stories behind the science: the men and women who made the important discoveries and how they did it. Ranging from Galilei, Achimedes, Newton a