Description
Can scientific explanation deepen our sense of wonder rather than diminish it? Beginning with the familiar claim that science “unweaves” the poetry of nature, this book offers a spirited defense of curiosity, showing how discoveries about light, sound, evolution, genetics, and the cosmos reveal patterns more extraordinary than myth or metaphor alone. Blending scientific insight with reflections on literature, art, and the human appetite for meaning, it argues that understanding the world is not a retreat from mystery but an invitation to see it more clearly. Provocative, lyrical, and intellectually ambitious, the book presents science as a source of beauty, imagination, and awe.
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hardcover
Allen Lane
Published Jan 1, 1998
352 pages
ISBN: 9780713992144
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First Published
1998
Language
eng
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