Book review: The Story Of Science: From The Writings Of Aristotle To The Big Bang Theory

SCIENCE is everywhere. But the science most of us encounter in our everyday lives — in newspaper reports and political rhetoric, for instance — bears very little resemblance to the real thing, and says very little of the theory, meaning, and importance (or lack thereof) behind it.

Susan Wise Bauer

WW Norton & Company, €25.50, ebook €20.16