Curiosity

How Science Became Interested in Everything

By: Philip Ball

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Paperback | 1 May 2013 | Edition Number 1

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A tour through the history of human curiosity - from its original condemnation as sin, blossoming through the lives of Galileo and Newton, to its current role central to modern society.

There was a time when curiosity was condemned.

Through curiosity, our innocence was said to be lost. Ye this hasn't deterred us. Today we spend vast sums trying to recreate the first instants of creation in particle accelerators, out of pure desire to know. There seems now to be no question too vast or too trivial. No longer reviled, curiosity is now celebrated.

By examining the rise of curiosity from the dawn of modern science to today, we can examine how it functions in science, how it is spun, packaged and sold, and how the changing shape of science influences the kinds of questions it may ask.

About the Author

Philip Ball is a writer and contributor to Nature, where he previously worked as an editor for physical sciences. He writes regularly in the scientific and popular media, often combining the arenas of science and art, and delivers lectures with equal success at NASA and the V&A Museum. His many books include The Self-Made Tapestry, H2O: A Biography of Water, The Devil's Doctor,Critical Mass (winner of the 2005 Aventis Prize for Science Books), Universe of Stone, Nature's Patterns, the acclaimed The Music Instinct and, most recently, Unnatural. Philip obtained a PhD in physics from the University of Bristol.

Industry Reviews

Philip Ball, like Levi, displays a polymath's enthusiasm for knowledge of all kinds, and writes of science with humility and intelligent generosity. -- Ian Thomson * Telegraph *
Ball's fascinating book revels not just in the experiments of these early scientists, but also in their humanity, foibles and passions -- Ian Critchley * Sunday Times *
A wonderfully nuanced and wise study of the scientific revolution * Guardian *
Fascinating * Daily Telegraph *
Philip Ball's scintillating history of curiosity brims with treats * Nature Magazine *

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