The Story of Science: Power, Proof, Passion

by Michael Mosley, John Lynch

'The Story of Science' traces the breakthroughs in every era of science from classical times to today. The authors provide powerful and poignant human stories behind the discoveries.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Michael Mosley was a British television journalist, producer, and presenter who worked for the BBC (amongst other broadcasters) from 1985 until his death in 2024. He was probably best known as a presenter of television documentaries on biology and medicine, and his regular appearances on The One Show.

Born in Kolkata, India, the son of a bank director, Mosley studied philosophy, politics and economics at New College, Oxford, before working for two years as a banker in the City of London. He then decided to move into medicine, intending to become a psychiatrist, studying at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School (now part of UCL Medical School).

Becoming disillusioned by psychiatry, upon graduation Mosley joined a trainee assistant producer scheme at the BBC in 1985. Since then he produced and presented many documentaries on science and/or medicine. He was an advocate of intermittent fasting and low-carbohydrate diets who wrote books promoting the ketogenic diet.

Mosley died on the Greek island of Symi on 5 June 2024.

Reviews

[Mutlugun · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bilimin oykusu, is bankasi yayinlari
Cok degil 150 yil once yas ortalamasi 38 di. Bilimdeki gelisme sayesinde bu yaziyi okuyabiliyorsun belki de.
Iste sana bunu okuma imkani veren "bilim hangi asamalardan gecti" nin kisa ve guzel bir ozeti.

Filozof tasi ararken fosforu onunla da kibritin bulunmasi, radyoaktif maddeyi anlamayip onunla krem yapip satani, doktorlarin ellerini yikamadigi icin onlarca hastanin olmesi, evrimi kesfedince tum insanligin yasadigi sok, kilisenin hemen her gelismeye engel olma cabasi gibi bir cok olay satir aralarinda mevcut.
Sizin ilginizi cekmese bile cocugunuz goz gezdirse bile kardir.

[Daniel Chaikin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, can pass some time, even if there are distractions, but very light with huge gaps.

[Frane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Izvanredna knjiga koja nam daje širi pogled na znanstvena postignuća u vidu povijesnog razvoja znanstvenih ideja. Preporuka svima kojima je znanost "u krvi" :)

[Edith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nicely illustrated intro to the history of science from ancient to modern, in the fields of astronomy, chemistry, to neuroscience.

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

nice pictures, but too coffee table and not enough substance for me

[Atila Demirkasımoğlu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Güzel hazırlanmış. Son iki bölüm, özellikle son bölüm, diğerlerine göre daha zayıf hazırlanmış. Kitabı beğendim. 8/10