{"product_id":"the-frontiers-of-science-hardcover","title":"The Frontiers of Science - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Lewin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience dominates modern intellectual life, yet few fully appreciate the path by which science evolved into such a driving cultural force. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Frontiers of Science\u003c\/strong\u003e traces the centuries-long development of science from an endeavour intertwined with other disciplines into an independent field with its own procedures and principles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpanning key discoveries from 500 BCE to the modern day, including all areas from astronomy, physics, biology, neuroscience, computing and AI, it reveals how science advances, not in a straight line, but through a zigzag of progress and dead ends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlong the way, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Frontiers of Science\u003c\/strong\u003e explores pivotal junctures where pioneering thinkers took wrong turns, faced resistance from contemporary beliefs, and navigated challenging notions of truth. It analyzes how novel scientific ideas struggled to gain acceptance among scientists and in society until evidence and corrections hammered out their validity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book considers how AI may change the nature of science, assesses the limits of science today, and discusses the dangers that pseudoscience and the rejection of science pose for society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstead of viewing science through a societal lens, this book uniquely examines breakthroughs from the scientist's perspective. It ultimately illuminates why the self-scrutinizing, self-correcting nature of science underpins its success in understanding the natural realm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor readers intrigued by science's influence on modern times, this is an unparalleled guide to how it assumed a transformative role through a turbulent, obstacle-strewn evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Lewin is a molecular biologist by background. He obtained his undergraduate degree and PhD at the University of Cambridge, and was founding editor of the international science journal \u003cem\u003eCell\u003c\/em\u003e at MIT. He has written widely on genetics and on science in general, and has also authored a series of books on wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48632682479865,"sku":"9781837679676","price":64.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/wsUc2xdz1P9781837679676.webp?v=1783138265","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-frontiers-of-science-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}