A British scientist of Polish-Jewish origin, his work bridged mathematics and biology, exploring humanity's journey through scientific endeavor. He is best remembered for a seminal television series that examines the history of human progress via science and innovation. Through meticulous research and an ability to connect diverse fields, he illuminated the crucial role of imagination and symbolic language in the advancement of knowledge. His insights into human nature and intellectual products continue to resonate.
Originally developed as a television series, this work by an historian, inventor, mathematician and leader in the modern movement of scientific humanism traces the growth of science through the great monuments of human invention
Science and Human Values was originally a lecture by Jacob Bronowski at MIT in 1953.
Dr Jacob Bronowksi's The Ascent of Man traces the development of human society through our understanding of science.
Traces the development of thought through historical movements and periods from 1500 to 1830.
Offers an interpretation of Blake's art and poetry in the context of the revolutionary period in which he was working.
Exploring the intersection of science and human identity, the book delves into questions raised by the human genome project regarding our nature. It reflects on Jacob Bronowski's 1965 lectures, challenging the notion of humans as mere complex machines and probing whether our identity transcends biological components. Through this examination, it invites readers to reconsider traditional assumptions about what it means to be human in light of scientific advancements.
Jacob Bronowski was, with Kenneth Clarke, the greatest popularizer of serious ideas in Britain between the mid 1950s and the early 1970s. He isolates three creative ideas that have been central to science: the idea of order, the idea of causes and the idea of chance.
Essays in the Arts, Literature, and Science
Selected by Piero E. Ariotti in collaboration with Rita Bronowski
