The Ascent of Man by J. Bronowski Vintage Book 1973

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Dr Bronowski's magnificent thirteen-part BBC television series The Ascent of Man traced our rise-both as a species and as moulders of our own environment and future. This is the book of the programmes. It covers the history of science, but of science in the broadest terms. Invention from the flint tool to geometry, from the arch to the theory of relativiey, are shown to be expressions of man's specific ability to understand nature, to control it, not to be controlled by it.

Dr Bronowski's rare grasp not only of science, but also of its historical and social context, gives him great advantages as an historian of ideas. It is a book which gives us a new perspective not just on science, but on civilisation.

Dr Jacob Bronowski was born in Poland in 1908. His family settled in Britain and he was educated at Cambridge University.

He is distinguished not only as a scientist but also as the author of books and broadcasts on the arts. Many viewers will remember his science programmes on television: he also wrote radio plays, including one which won the Italia Prize.