TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO BOOK HAS GONE BEFORE

Science is a serious business right Wrong Scientists have been participants in the best reality show of all time with all the highs lows bust ups and strange personalities of any show on telly today From Luke O Neill the science teacher you wish you d had this hugely accessible history of science reveals the human stories behind the biggest discoveries For example we meet Charles Darwin as he weighs up the pros and cons of marrying his cousin constant companion vs less money for books Tough call To Boldly Go Where No Book Has Gone Before covers everything from space travel and evolution to alchemy and AI Written by one of our leading scientists this is an insider s account that celebrates the joy of science It is filled with all the juicy bits that other histories leave out