The universe as we know it is constantly changing, adapting, and molding itself right before our eyes. With such little knowledge about the universe and how it works, scientists for almost a millennium have been working to provide answers to some of the mysteries of the universe. How did human beings come into existence? Is there other life in our galaxy? These are just two examples of questions researchers’ debate often but unfortunately to this day in the 21st century are still not able to answer.
Taking a more direct approach most scientists must first get an overall gist of the mysterious planet we currently live on first the planet Earth. Earth is just one of the planets in our solar system constantly revolving around the sun, yet it …show more content…
Bynum presented in his book “A little history of science”. William F. Bynum was once the professor of the history of medicine at University College in London. Given the emeritus title as an honor of his time served teaching, Bynum also wrote other works as well. With his in-depth knowledge of various topics of interest, British author, science historian, and television producer James Burke has become a staple in the scientific community. Both of these authors speak about similar topics in science but the ways they present them are very …show more content…
The book mainly focuses on certain European developments in science. Most modern history books tell us that this is the source of most of the action in history. Bynum covers a very broad range of history, starting from the early BC era he then goes through the dark ages and Renaissance. Summing up everything by touching on some of the chemical weaponry that ended World War II.
Bynum takes a very relaxed appealing approach in his book, offering a brief look into stories that average from five to seven pages. By condensing all the information he wants to put in the book, only the main points are focused on and he cuts right to the chase making it easy to read by anybody ranging from scholars, teens, or adults looking to get a better understanding of the history of science. He does however occasionally use some upper level vocabulary words in the book, but by putting these words into parenthesis and explaining them he makes it a lot easier for those who are reading with minimal
Taking a more direct approach most scientists must first get an overall gist of the mysterious planet we currently live on first the planet Earth. Earth is just one of the planets in our solar system constantly revolving around the sun, yet it …show more content…
Bynum presented in his book “A little history of science”. William F. Bynum was once the professor of the history of medicine at University College in London. Given the emeritus title as an honor of his time served teaching, Bynum also wrote other works as well. With his in-depth knowledge of various topics of interest, British author, science historian, and television producer James Burke has become a staple in the scientific community. Both of these authors speak about similar topics in science but the ways they present them are very …show more content…
The book mainly focuses on certain European developments in science. Most modern history books tell us that this is the source of most of the action in history. Bynum covers a very broad range of history, starting from the early BC era he then goes through the dark ages and Renaissance. Summing up everything by touching on some of the chemical weaponry that ended World War II.
Bynum takes a very relaxed appealing approach in his book, offering a brief look into stories that average from five to seven pages. By condensing all the information he wants to put in the book, only the main points are focused on and he cuts right to the chase making it easy to read by anybody ranging from scholars, teens, or adults looking to get a better understanding of the history of science. He does however occasionally use some upper level vocabulary words in the book, but by putting these words into parenthesis and explaining them he makes it a lot easier for those who are reading with minimal