The Upright Thinkers : The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos (Paperback)

from DLMorrese

This overview of humanity's quest to understand the physical world is broad in scope, not overly detailed, and engaging. It's not defending any particular position or arguing any specific theory. It simply summarizes key events that have advanced our species' knowledge of nature. There's probably...

from nbmars

In The Upright Thinkers, Leonard Mlodinow sets out to summarize the development of humanity's perception of the world and the role of human beings in it. He takes us from the first anthropoids to stand upright, to early civilizations and the appearance of cities, to the development of philosophy ...

from booktsunami

This is a slightly strange book to review. I'm still not exactly sure what the author is trying to achieve. I was reading the book at a local cafe when some friends stopped to say hi! They asked me what was I reading ..and what was it about. I hesitated for a moment thinking ...."how can i summar...

from Writermala

The subtitle of this book, "The Human Journey from Living in trees to Understanding the Cosmos," perhaps sums up the book. This book deals with archeology, anthropology, Physics - classical and Quantum, - Chemistry and Biology. It does so in as easy and conversational a way as possible given the ...

from untraveller

For the most part, very well written and enjoyable to read. I noticed that the humour tended to disappear once the time frame moved into the 20th century. Probably a bit too subjective to be humorous about....Still, for a very easy read, considering the subject, this was thoroughly enjoyable and ...