The genesis of science: the story of Greek imagination

Abstract

This title presents the fascinating story of how the ancient Greeks discovered a new way of thinking which led to the evolution of the sciences. Historians often look to ancient Greece as the birthplace of Western civilization, and perhaps their most ingenious and lasting achievement was the development of the sciences. names we give to science's many branches today - from physics and mathematics to chemistry and biology - echo the Greek words that were first used to define these disciplines. hat was it about the Greeks, as opposed to the older civilizations of Egypt, India and China, that gave rise to the uniquely Western, scientific mind-set? Going beyond individual discoveries. The Genesis of Science is an authoritative yet accessible exploration of the exceptional social and cultural characteristics that set the Greek civilization apart from the rest of the world allowing them to create the beginnings of modern science and thinking.