Curiosity
How Science Became Interested in Everything
Formats & editions
- Published: 17 May 2012
- ISBN: 9781448129553
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 480
A wonderfully nuanced and wise study of the scientific revolution
Guardian
Ball's fascinating book revels not just in the experiments of these early scientists, but also in their humanity, foibles and passions
Ian Critchley, Sunday Times
Cogent and intellectual… Ball has produced a great read, and there are few finer books on curiosity and mankind’s virtuous vice
Good Book Guide
Fascinating
Daily Telegraph
Philip Ball, like Levi, displays a polymath’s enthusiasm for knowledge of all kinds, and writes of science with humility and intelligent generosity.
Ian Thomson, Telegraph
Philip Ball’s scintillating history of curiosity brims with treats
Nature Magazine