Discusses major scientists as well as scientific knowledge and discoveries from ancient times through the seventeenth century.

Discusses major scientists and scientific issues and discoveries of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Discusses postwar scientific breakthroughs, increased specialization in all science, and the use of computers in research. Looking at unsolved problems in science and the new questions that arise, this volume looks at science during the second half of the 20th century and asks the question, Where is science heading in the 21st century?