Table of Contents

Acknowledgements


Introduction

1. The Origins of Natural Philosophy
2. The Roman Era and the Rise of Islam
3. The Revival of Natural Philosophy in Western Europe
4. Science in the Renaissance: The Courtly Philosophers
5. The Scientific Revolution: Contested Territory
6. The Enlightenment and Enterprise
7. Science and Empire
8. Entering the Atomic Age
9. Science and War
10. The Death of Certainty
11. 1957: The Year the World Became a Planet
12. Man on the Moon, Microwave in the Kitchen
13. New Frontiers: Science and Choice in the New Millennium

Further Reading

Index

Promotional Information

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About the Author

Lesley B. Cormack is Principal and Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of British Columbia Okanagan.
Andrew Ede is an adjunct professor in the Department of History and Sociology at the University of British Columbia Okanagan.