Tag William Bynum

Goodreads Giveaway: A Little History of Science

Follow @yaleSCIbooks Following our recent interview with author William Bynum, we’re excited to sponsor a Goodreads Book Giveaway of his latest book A Little History of Science. This small volume packs a punch by relating the historical achievements and discoveries in physics, biology, chemistry and astronomy, in 40 small chapters

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For the Busy Lover of Science

It’s no easy feat to provide an account of the entire history of science in a single book, much less make that history a “little” one: nevertheless, an undaunted William Bynum sets out to fulfill this very task in his latest project. A Little History of Science traces the march

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A Conversation with William Bynum on A Little History of Science

As ambitious as the project of charting the history of science over the past few centuries sounds, William Bynum takes on the task readily in his latest book, A Little History of Science, fashioned after E.H. Gombrich‘s bestselling A Little History of the World.  He brings readers, both young and old, on a

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