Buy The Invention of Science by David Wootton (US Edition)
Published: 8 Dec 2015
Available in hard cover, audio book, CD and E-book formats for Kindle, NOOK and iOS
Buy The Invention of Science by David Wootton (UK Edition)
Published: 17 Sep 2015.
Available in hard cover, audio book, ePub and Kindle formats.
University of Oxford: A History of the Sun, Our Closest Star
On Saturday 21 November 2015 David will take part in a one-day conference which seeks to review the history of the Sun and engage with the latest solar research.
Read moreBBC History Magazine’s York History Weekend
On 25 September 2015, the festival will be making its debut at the historic city of York for three days of talks. Join David and other experts in the beautiful Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, one of the most important buildings in medieval York.
Read moreA landmark history
“a fantastic revisionist history, an intellectual feat”
Andrea Wulf reviews The Invention of Science for The Financial Times.
Nature Podcast
Each week Nature publishes a free audio show, hosted by Kerri Smith and Adam Levy. Listen to David’s extended interview from 27 August 2015.
Read moreHistory of science: The crucible of change
“perceptive, thought-provoking, deeply erudite and beautifully written”
Philip Ball gets to grips with a revolutionary history of the scientific revolution.
A shared secret?
“a thought-provoking perspective on a period that transformed chemistry”
Philip Ball reviews The Invention of Science for Chemistry World.
Leviathan and the Air Pump
Watch David at the Leviathan and the Air Pump: Thirty Years On event, organised by TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities, from 1 May 2015.
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