{"product_id":"seeing-further-the-story-of-science-discovery-and-the-genius-of-the-royal-society-isbn-9780061999765","title":"Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society","description":"\u003cp style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e“Bryson is as amusing as ever….As a celebration of 350 years of modern science, [\u003cem\u003eSeeing Further\u003c\/em\u003e]\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eit is a worthy tribute.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSeeing Further, New York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller Bill Bryson takes readers on a guided tour through the great discoveries, feuds, and personalities of modern science. Already a major bestseller in the UK, \u003cem\u003eSeeing Further \u003c\/em\u003etells the fascinating story of science and the Royal Society with Bill Bryson’s trademark wit and intelligence, and contributions from a host of well known scientists and science fiction writers, including Richard Dawkins, Neal Stephenson, James Gleick, and Margret Atwood. It is a delightful literary treat from the acclaimed author who previous explored the current state of scientific knowledge in his phenomenally popular book, \u003cem\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eEdited and introduced by Bill Bryson, with original  contributions from \"a glittering array of scientific writing talent\" (\u003cem\u003eSunday Observer\u003c\/em\u003e) including Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Richard Holmes, Martin Rees, Richard Fortey, Steve Jones, James Gleick, and Neal Stephenson, among others, this incomparable book tells the spectacular story of science and the international Royal Society, from 1660 to the present. \u003cem\u003eSeeing Further\u003c\/em\u003e is also gorgeously illustrated with photographs, documents, and treasures from the Society's exclusive archives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a damp weeknight in November three hundred and fifty years ago, a dozen men gathered in London. After hearing an obscure twenty-eight-year-old named Christopher Wren lecture on the wonders of astronomy, his rapt audience was moved to create a society to promote the accumulation of useful—and fascinating—knowledge. At that, the Royal Society was born, and with it, modern science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince then, the Royal Society has pioneered global scientific exploration and discovery. Its members have split the atom, discovered the double helix and the electron, and given us the computer and the World Wide Web. Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Robert Hooke, Robert Boyle, Joseph Banks, Humphry Davy, John Locke, Alexander Fleming, Stephen Hawking—all have been fellows. Bill Bryson's favorite fellow is the Reverend Thomas Bayes, a brilliant mathematician who devised Bayes' theorem. Its complexity meant that it had little practical use in Bayes' own lifetime, but today his theorem is used for weather forecasting, astrophysics, and even stock-market analysis. A milestone in mathematical history, it exists only because the Royal Society decided to preserve it—just in case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTruly global in its outlook, the Royal Society now is credited with creating modern science. \u003cem\u003eSeeing Further\u003c\/em\u003e is an unprecedented celebration of its history and the power of ideas, bringing together the very best of science writing.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“In the age of the Kindle and Nook, it is an enormous pleasure to pick up and leaf through a book like \u003ci\u003eSeeing Further.\u003c\/i\u003e It has a satisfying heft; it makes you want to sink into a hammock. Its smooth, creamy pages are liberally strewn with engravings, portraits and illustrations of artifacts from the Society Archives. But the greatest thing here is the prose. Bryson has solicited essays from the best science writers I know of.  . . . as you rock back and forth in your hammock, you may be more inclined to ponder your place in the infinite, unknown and possibly megadimensional cosmos.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSara Lippincott, Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bill Bryson exhibits a wealth of essays on the scientific discoveries and exploits of the Royal Society” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A treasure trove for lovers of science and history. These pages brim with revolutionary discoveries.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune (A Best Book of the Year selection)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For the history and science lovers comes author Bill Bryson’s \u003ci\u003eSeeing Further\u003c\/i\u003e. Celebrating the Royal Society, one of the world’s most prestigious scientific organizations, Bryson has compiled a fascinating, fullcolor book with subjects ranging from metaphysics to cosmological principles of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e. He looks at the great scientific personalities in history, including Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Sir Isaac Newton to Stephen Hawking. This book includes essays from some of the most brilliant minds in science today, including James Glieck, Neal Stephenson and Margaret Atwood. Each section has an introduction by Bryson, and gorgeous photography throughout the book. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Record News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The story of scientific discovery is all the more remarkable when you remember the historical context. If your loved one likes snuggling up in front of a fire with a good read, look no further than \u003ci\u003eSeeing Further\u003c\/i\u003e. This history, with chapters by the likes of Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Richard Holmes and Martin Rees, is a tale of a global institution that was created for the advancement of science and rode the subsequent wave of invention, understanding and prosperity. And it’s edited by Bill Bryson; need I say more?” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Independent (A Best Book of the Year selection)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A beautiful book to grace your coffee table — or someone else’s . . . This handsome illustrated volume commemorates the birth and development of Britain’s Royal Society with essays from heavy literary hitters: Richard Dawkins, James Gleick, Margaret Atwood and Neal Stephenson. All this to celebrate the 350th anniversary of an organization many credit with ushering science into the modern age.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reflects on the 350 years of intellectual adventures . . .  In his colourful introduction, Bill Bryson says what impresses him about the Royal Society is the “boundlessness of its range.” This book fully lives up to that description.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Traces the Royal Society’s unparalled contributions to science, celebrating not just the famous members like Isaac Newton but also the oddballs.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover magazine (Hot Science)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bryson presents a remarkable collection of essays celebrating the 350th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Society of London and its many contributions to science. The volume’s 23 contributors are both uniformly excellent and remarkable for their diversity. Bryson’s name will bring readers in, but the real reward is fine writers writing about serious science in an accessible, good-natured style. It is a worthy celebration of the Royal Society.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSeeing Further\u003c\/i\u003e shines a spotlight on Royal Society geniuses. . . . . Bill Bryson is a natural to edit this volume about the rise of science and the Royal Society. . . . Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, Richard Holmes, Richard Dawkins and Martin Rees, among others, write about their favorite things, respectively, the birth of science, a new age of flight, Darwin’s natural selection, and looking at the next 50 years ahead.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bill Bryson is as amusing as ever . . . As a celebration of modern science, \u003ci\u003eSeeing Further\u003c\/i\u003e is a worthy tribute.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A celebratory volume. . . . The history of the Royal Society is one of the most exciting tales to be told; it is a club for geniuses that has consistently made the world a better place.The roll-call of past and present fellows is the story of modern science. . . .  Bill Bryson has done more than most to bring the story of science to a popular audience and here is given the enviable task of bringing together writers, historians and some of the biggest brains of our time.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An impressive and wide-ranging collection of contributors, each of them supplying an extended essay on science past, present or future. . . . Bryson was an inspired choice as editor of this book. Had a real scientist, a professional, taken on the task, the book might have been more rigorous, more esoteric, less readable. Instead, Bryson embodies the often underestimated qualities of the gifted amateur. In its benevolence and open-mindedness, not to mention its eye for the strange and unusual, the book carries his distinctive mark. His contention is that a history of the Royal Society is a history of science itself, and the sheer range of the material gathered here demonstrates that, in a quiet, undemonstrative way.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brilliant . . . Riveting . . . This beautiful book showcases distinguished scientists making difficult concepts exciting and accessible, and eloquent narrators diverting us with page-turning tales, all in their own distinctive ways.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Independent (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A celebration of science writing.... Provocative, admirable and highly readable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A book of cerebral riches, to be consumed at leisure. 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