A powerful, thoroughly fascinating argument ripe for debate
“A big, fat history of science with a very clear thesis”
Chris Schluep writes the editorial review for The Invention of Science – an Amazon Best Book of December 2015.
A big bang moment
“remarkable essays.. drawing on a dazzling array of texts”
Lorraine Daston reviews The Invention of Science for The Guardian.
Extremely well researched and documented
“This is bound to become a basic reference in the future.”
Adhemar Bultheel reviews The Invention of Science for the European Mathematical Society.
The fact of the fact had to be invented
“new, encyclopedic history”
Adam Gopnik (The New Yorker) discusses The Invention of Science.
A bracing rediscovery of the marvel that is science
“Wootton finds a transformative reality”
Bryce Christensen gives his thoughts on The Invention of Science in a starred review for Booklist.
Linguistic..intriguing..
“Wootton paints an intriguing picture of how language and science evolved together”
Cate Hirschbiel reviews The Invention of Science for BookVerdict.
Convincing
“an important and entertaining book.”
The Invention of Science is reviewed for The Friends of Charles Darwin.
Fascinating
“a well-researched and well-argued collection of thoughts on a somewhat contentious topic.”
The Invention of Science is reviewed for Lone Star on a Lark.
Full of insights
“even jaded scholars will find it fresh and compelling.”
The Invention of Science is reviewed for The Economist.
Wootton makes a powerful case
“This substantive narrative of human progress is engaging and well constructed for the general science or history reader.”
The Invention of Science is reviewed for Publishers Weekly.