The Ascent Of Man

Jacob Bronowski

Jul 2011 · Random House

About this ebook

Dr Jacob Bronowksi's The Ascent of Man traces the development of human society through our understanding of science.

First published in 1973 to accompany the groundbreaking BBC television series, it is considered one of the first works of 'popular science', illuminating the historical and social context of scientific development for a generation of readers. In his highly accessible style, Dr Bronowski discusses human invention from the flint tool to geometry, agriculture to genetics, and from alchemy to the theory of relativity, showing how they all are expressions of our ability to understand and control nature.

In this new paperback edition, The Ascent of Man inspires, influences and informs as profoundly as ever.

Ratings and reviews

This book is not science.There is little that is documented by real science. It is nothing but a listing of gadgetry and opinion and represents the hubris of religious creationism. Bronowski is one of the rouge elements in the species man that will not as he claims dominate environment but will kill what sustains the species. The earth will go forward. Life will endure. But if Bronowski’s thinking prevails among homo species the species is doomed to be among the next victims of widespread kill offs.

What went wrong world leaders amidst such scriptures?

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About the author

Dr Jacob Bronowski was born in Poland in 1908 and died in 1974. His family settled in Britain and he was educated at Cambridge University. He was distinguished not only as a scientist but also as the author of books and broadcasts on the arts, and was an honorary Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. Dr Bronowski lived and worked in America from 1964, as a Senior Fellow and Director of the Council for Biology in Human Affairs.