Lost Discoveries by Dick Teresi

Lost Discoveries by Dick Teresi

*A New York Times Notable Book* Boldly challenging conventional wisdom, acclaimed science writer and Omni magazine cofounder Dick Teresi traces the origins of contemporary science back to their ancient roots in this eye-opening and landmark work.

This innovative history proves once and for all that the roots of modern science were established centuries, and in some instances millennia, before the births of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. In this enlightening, entertaining, and important book, Teresi describes many discoveries from all over the non-Western world--Sumeria, Babylon, Egypt, India, China, Africa, Arab nations, the Americas, and the Pacific islands--that equaled and often surpassed Greek and European learning in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, cosmology, physics, geology, chemistry, and technology.

The first extensive and authoritative multicultural history of science written for a popular audience, Lost Discoveries fills a critical void in our scientific, cultural, and intellectual history and is destined to become a classic in its field.

Dick Teresi is the author or coauthor of several science and technology books, the most recent of which are The God Particle and Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Origins of Modern Science, both of which were named notable books by the New York Times Book Review. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, The Atlantic, and Discover, among other publications, and has served as editor in chief of Science Digest, Longevity, VQ, and Omni, of which he was also a cofounder.

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ISBN 13	9780743243797
ISBN 10	074324379X
Title	Lost Discoveries
Author	Dick Teresi
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	2003-10-07
Number of pages	464
Prizes	Commended for Minnesota Book Award (History) 2003
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