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The Ascent of Man

by: Jacob Bronowski

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 509
EAN: 9780316109338
ISBN: 0316109339
Label: Little Brown & Co (P)
Manufacturer: Little Brown & Co (P)
Publication Date: 1976-08
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (P)
Sales Rank: 86405
Studio: Little Brown & Co (P)



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Lauded by critics and devoured by countless readers as a companion to the acclaimed PBS series, this work traces the development of science as an expression of the special gifts that characterize man and make him preeminent among animals. Bronowski's exciting, splendidly illustrated investigation offers a new perspective not just on science, but on civilization itself. Photographs.



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Humanity in science, science in humanity
On someone else's recommendation, I bought and first read Jacob Brownoski's The Ascent of Man when ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Book to Savor and Thoughtfully Consider
I bought this book soon after the original television program was first broadcast and it's one I re ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Remarkable!
If you're looking for a book that will show you how man made it from day 1 to the present, while encomapssing ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Inspired many copiers but is still the best...
Previous reviews don't do Bronowski justice. He began as a mathematician; but after being sent to Hiroshima, as ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Very good, but don't expect Cosmos
This is one of the first, and one of the better, history of science sorts of series. If you enjoy history and science, ... Read More

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