num_pages: 224
description: Alfred North Whitehead's SCIENCE AND THE MODERN WORLD, originally published in 1925, redefines the concept of modern science. Presaging by more than half a century most of today's cutting-edge thought on the cultural ramifications of science and technology, Whitehead demands that readers understand and celebrate the contemporary, historical, and cultural context of scientific discovery. Taking readers through the history of modern science, Whitehead shows how cultural history has affected science over the ages in relation to such major intellectual themes as romanticism, relativity, quantum theory, religion, and movements for social progress.
language: English
title: Science and the Modern World
titlecomplete: Science and the Modern World
genres: Classics, British Literature, History, Philosophy, Religion, Science, 20th Century, History Of Science, Essays, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 515
publisher: Free Press