Science in History The Natural Sciences in Our Time

J. D. Bernal's monumental work Science in Historyis the first full-scale attempt to analyze the relationship between science and society throughout history, from the perfection of the first flint hand ax to the construction of the hydrogen bomb. This remarkable study illustrates the impetus given to and the limitations placed upon discovery and invention by pastoral, agricultural, feudal, capitalist, and socialist systems, and conversely the ways in which science has altered economic, social, and political beliefs and practices. Volume 3 is devoted entirely to the twentieth century and the remarkable growth of scientific thought which has occurred in modern times -- from the new sciences of nuclear physics and electronics to discoveries and advances in biology and related fields.Bernal, J. D. is the author of 'Science in History The Natural Sciences in Our Time', published 1971 under ISBN 9780262520225 and ISBN 0262520222.