{"product_id":"convergence-the-idea-at-the-heart-of-science-paperback","title":"Convergence: The Idea at the Heart of Science - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Those seeking a grand overview of science's greatest hits over the past century will find it here\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e). Peter Watson's bold history of science offers a powerful argument--that the many disparate scientific branches are converging on the same truths.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eConvergence\u003c\/i\u003e is a history of modern science with an original and significant twist. Various scientific disciplines, despite their very different beginnings, have been coming together over the years, converging and coalescing. Intimate connections have been discovered between physics and chemistry, psychology and biology, genetics and linguistics. In this groundbreaking book, Peter Watson identifies one extraordinary master narrative, capturing how the sciences are slowly resolving into one overwhelming, interlocking story about the universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWatson begins his narrative in the 1850s, the decade when, he argues, the convergence of the sciences began. The idea of the conservation of energy was introduced in this decade, as was Darwin's theory of evolution--both of which rocketed the sciences forward and revealed unimagined interconnections and overlaps between disciplines. Decade after decade, the story captures every major scientific advance en route to the present, proceeding like a cosmic detective story, or the world's most massive code-breaking effort. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fascinating...Highly recommended...Watson treats biology, chemistry, and physics as entangled plotlines, and readers' excitement will build as more connections are made\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review). Told through the eyes of the scientists themselves, charting each discovery and breakthrough, \u003ci\u003eConvergence\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"massive tour de force\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) and a gripping way to learn what we now know about the universe and where our inquiries are heading.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47609149227261,"sku":"9781476754352","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/U0VmN0tma3VmS2hPUUtVY1BuQkROUT09.webp?v=1780134764","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/convergence-the-idea-at-the-heart-of-science-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}