James Hannam

God's Philosophers (eBook, ePUB)

How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A powerful and thrilling narrative history revealing the roots of modern science in the medieval world. The adjective 'medieval' has become a synonym for brutality and uncivilised behaviour. Yet without the work of medieval scholars there could have been no Galileo, no Newton and no Scientific Revolution. In God's Philosophers, James Hannam debunks many of the myths about the Middle Ages, showing that medieval people did not think the earth was flat, nor did Columbus 'prove' that it is a sphere; the Inquisition burnt nobody for their science nor was Copernicus afraid of persecution; no Pope tried to ban human dissection or the number zero. God's Philosophers is a celebration of the forgotten scientific achievements of the Middle Ages - advances which were often made thanks to, rather than in spite of, the influence of Christianity and Islam. Decisive progress was also made in technology: spectacles and the mechanical clock, for instance, were both invented in thirteenth-century Europe. Charting an epic journey through six centuries of history, God's Philosophers brings back to light the discoveries of neglected geniuses like John Buridan, Nicole Oresme and Thomas Bradwardine, as well as putting into context the contributions of more familiar figures like Roger Bacon, William of Ockham and Saint Thomas Aquinas

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Icon Books
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781848311589
• Artikelnr.: 38356373

Autorenporträt

James Hannam ist Physiker, Historiker und Philosoph. Er arbeitet bei einem der größten Wirtschaftsprüfungsunternehmen der Welt und publiziert in Fachzeitschriften, aber auch in Zeitungen wie The Guardian. Er lebt mit Frau und Kindern in der englischen Grafschaft Kent.

Rezensionen

'A gripping read full of fantastic illustrations; it's certainly a present I'd love to get.' Bookbag