Cundill Prize in Historical Literature Shortlist
I’m delighted to announce that The Invention of Science is included on the 3-author shortlist for the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature 2016.
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“Admirable lucidity”
Dmitri Levitin reviews The Invention of Science for the London Review of Books.
Brilliant
“The Invention of Science makes a compelling case”
Robert P. Seawright’s blog post “Horrid Facts, Stubborn Facts”, which includes discussion of The Invention of Science, is a very interesting read.
The range on display here is exhilarating
“Depth of research and complexity of analysis”
Dr Francis Fallon (St. John’s University, New York) reviews The Invention of Science for The International Journal of Philosophical Studies.
A tour de force of science, history, philosophy, language, cartography and sociology
“The Invention of Science is a detailed consideration of a compelling time in human development and has significant rewards awaiting willing readers.”
A review of The Invention of Science for the Crane Reaction blog.
Witty and learned and gloriously ambitious
“There is a place for hindsight in the study of past science”
Michael Bycroft reviews The Invention of Science for the Shells and Pebbles blog.
A joyous wealth of detail
“A great way to learn about the twists and turns of the scientific revolution”
The Invention of Science is reviewed for the 4 gravitons blog.
Bold and insightful
“highly original….truly learned…very old-fashioned”
Nicholas Popper reviews The Invention of Science for The Times Literary Supplement.
Compelling
“The Invention of Science gave me a new appreciation for all the happy accidents that allowed science to take root”
John Timmer reviews The Invention of Science for Ars Technica.
Buy it in hardcover so you can write in the margins….
“The Invention of Science is an unparalleled examination of the long, slow (and sometimes convulsive) birth of science”
Joseph Craine’s view on The Invention of Science.