Explaining the World: The Origins of Modern Science

The book by one of the most famous scientists of our time, Nobel laureate in physics, Dr. Stephen Weinberg, is a captivating and encyclopedically rich history of science. This fundamental work discusses how modern scientific knowledge was born and developed, moving from simple fact collection to precise methods of understanding the surrounding world. One of the most renowned thinkers of our day will guide us through an intriguing journey—from the ancient Greeks to our era, through the development of science in the Arab and European worlds during the Middle Ages, to the scientific revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries, and onwards to Newton, Einstein, the standard model, gravity, and string theory.
This book is for everyone interested in history, the current state of science, and the paths along which it will develop in the future.