Science, as we understand it today, began with experimentation allied with the spread of solid data associated with it. But science addresses a wide range of different fields ranging from the general (the universe) to the specific (molecules, cells, etc.): throughout these chapters, the book presents the history of each of its branches, explaining their different paths, importance in the past and relevance to the present.
An overview of the history of the principle fields of Science by two leading authors.