Religion, Science, Medicine & Warfare

by Simon Adams, Will Fowler, John Farndon

This book brings together four key areas of human knowledge and traces the history and development of each one in turn.

256 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2000

About the author

Simon Adams is a writer and editor of children’s non-fiction and reference books. He specializes in history, politics and current affairs and has written extensively on exploration, music and the arts. He is also a well established jazz critic and reviewer. Simon has also contributed to family and adult reference books and has been an editorial consultant on various history and other titles.
Simon was born in Bristol and studied history and politics at the London School of Economics and Bristol University, where he gained an MSc. He entered publishing as a publicity copywriter at Routledge and subsequently joined Dorling Kindersley, eventually becoming managing editor of the children's division. He became a full-time writer 15 years ago. Since then, he has written and contributed to more than 60 books for a wide range of publishers on subjects as varied as archaeology, the sinking of the Titanic and the history of jazz. Simon lives in London and is a keen reader and cyclist.

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating children's book that explains so many topics clearly and the ties between them that it should be required reading for the haters of the world. Well-written and informative, it didn't make me feel like I was reading children's literature and therefore I would recommend any child read it. I always hated condescending books as a child and seldom read books aimed at children.