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Curiosity : how science became interested in everything

Author: Philip Ball
Publisher: London : The Bodley Head, 2012.
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There was a time when curiosity was condemned. To be curious was to delve into matters that didn't concern you -- after all, the original sin stemmed from a desire for forbidden knowledge. Through curiosity our innocence was lost. Yet this has not deterred us.
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Genre/Form: History
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Philip Ball
ISBN: 9781847921727 1847921728
OCLC Number: 772973267
Description: viii, 465 pages ; 24 cm
Responsibility: Philip Ball.

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There was a time when curiosity was condemned. Today curiosity is no longer reviled, but celebrated. Examining how our inquisitive impulse first became sanctioned, changing from a vice to a virtue,  Read more...

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"Philip Ball, like Levi, displays a polymath's enthusiasm for knowledge of all kinds, and writes of science with humility and intelligent generosity" -- Ian Thomson Telegraph "Ball's fascinating book Read more...

 
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