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Bronowski, Jacob 1908-1974

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The ascent of man by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

139 editions published between 1079 and 2017 in 9 languages and held by 4,616 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Traces the development of science and the discoveries that have made man unique among animal species
The Western intellectual tradition, from Leonardo to Hegel by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

126 editions published between 1960 and 2001 in 6 languages and held by 2,720 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This is intellectual history in the largest sense, not confined to ideas in one or a few fields, but covering the whole spectrum of Western intellectual activity during the four centuries when the world was transformed from medieval to modern. An important feature of the book is its stress on the interplay of ideas from different fields. In particular, the authors give more attention than is usual to the ideas of science, to the movements of literary style, and to the innovations in the arts. This is a profound and evocative history of the life of ideas in their full setting: of men, of groups of men, of events
Science and human values by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

104 editions published between 1956 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 2,707 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

It discusses the theme, which runs throughout the essays, that science is as integral a part of the culture of our age as the arts are. the contents: 1. the creative mind 2. the habit of truth 3. the sense of human dignity
The common sense of science by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

128 editions published between 1945 and 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 2,076 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Jacob Bronowski was, with Kenneth Clarke, the greatest popularizer of serious ideas in Britain between the mid 1950s and the early 1970s. Trained as a mathematician, he was equally at home with painting and physics, and wrote a series of brilliant books that tried to break down the barriers between 'the two cultures'. He denounced 'the destructive modern prejudice that art and science are different and somehow incompatible interests'. He wrote a fine book on William Blake while running the National Coal Board's research establishment. The Common Sense of Science, first published in 1951, is
The origins of knowledge and imagination by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

29 editions published between 1978 and 1979 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,725 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Contains lectures given by Bronowski on the role of science in the intellectual and moral life of man
The identity of man by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

61 editions published between 1963 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 1,660 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bronowski argues that a true humanistic philosophy must give equal place to the inner, subjective vision of the arts and the outer, objective perception of science since they are both products of one self-conscious creative imagination. In the final analysis, he emphasizes that these perspectives converge to reveal a more enlightened, universal ethics, one that fosters tolerance, mutual understanding, an appreciation of differences, and a sense that we all share a common destiny as human participants in nature's cosmic drama."--Jacket
A sense of the future : essays in natural philosophy by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

28 editions published between 1890 and 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,541 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Magic, science, and civilization by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

18 editions published between 1978 and 1991 in 3 languages and held by 1,417 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

William Blake and the age of revolution by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

41 editions published between 1965 and 2012 in English and held by 1,360 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bronowski was fascinated by William Blake for much of his life. His first book about him, A Man Without a Mask, was published in 1944. In 1958 his famous Penguin selection of Blake's poems and letters was published. As further testimony to Bronowski's enthusiasm it should be noted that the final plate in the book of his great TV series The Ascent of Man is Blake's frontispiece to Songs of Experience. William Blake and the Age of Revolution, first published in 1965, is, in some ways, a revised edition of A Man Without a Mask, in others, a new book. In it Bronowski gives a stimulating interpreta
The visionary eye : essays in the arts, literature, and science by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

19 editions published between 1976 and 1985 in English and held by 1,331 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Contains essays on art and culture
William Blake, 1757-1827; a man without a mask by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

53 editions published between 1943 and 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The ascent of man : a personal view by Jacob Bronowski( Visual )

31 editions published between 1900 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 982 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A massive survey of science from flint tools to the theory of relativity. It was made as a science counterpart to Sir Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation, with Jacob Bronowski presenting his own view of science and mankind
Biography of an atom by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

5 editions published between 1963 and 1968 in English and held by 646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents the never-ending life cycle of a carbon atom from its birth in a star billions of years ago to the present time where it perhaps is a part of your body
The face of violence: an essay with a play by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

19 editions published between 1954 and 1968 in English and held by 592 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Insight by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

8 editions published in 1964 in English and held by 502 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Creativity; a discussion at the Nobel Conference organized by Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, 1970 by John D Roslansky( Book )

7 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Imagination and the university by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

24 editions published between 1964 and 2016 in English and held by 357 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This volume, the Frank Gerstein Lectures for 1963, is the second series of Invitation Lectures to be delivered at York University. The theme "Imagination and the University" was appropriate for it is in its early years that a university is sufficiently flexible to utilize imagination in its structure and in its curriculum
The poet's defence; the concept of poetry from Sidney to Yeats by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

4 editions published in 1966 in English and held by 336 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The poet's defence by Jacob Bronowski( Book )

19 editions published between 1939 and 2015 in English and held by 334 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Science: chemistry, physics, astronomy. Editorial board: J. Bronowski and [others] Designed and illustrated by Hans Erni( Book )

10 editions published between 1960 and 1966 in English and held by 333 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

 
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Bronowski J.

Bronowski, J. 1908-1974

Bronowski, J. 1908-1974 (Jacob)

Bronowski, J. (Jacob)

Bronowski, J. (Jacob), 1908-1974

Bronowski Jacob

Bronowski, Jacob 1908-1974

Jacob Bronowski britischer Mathematiker und Biologe

Jacob Bronowski britisk poet og matematikar

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Jacob Bronowski Brits wiskundige

Jacob Bronowski brittisk poet och matematiker

Jacob Bronowski matematico, biologo e storico polacco

Ýakob Bronowşki

Броновски, Джейкоб

Џејкоб Броновски

ברונובסקי, יעקב 1908-1974

יעקב ברונובסקי

برونوفسكي، ج.، 1908-1974

جاكوب برونوفسكي

جاكوب برونوفسكي، 1908-1974

브로노브스키, J. 1908-1974

브로노브스키, 야콥 1908-1974

브로노브스키, 쟈코브 1908-1974

브로노우스키, 제이콥 1908-1974

브로노프스키 1908-1974

브로노프스키, J. 1908-1974

브로노프스키, 야콥 1908-1974

브로노프스키, 제이콥 1908-1974

ジェイコブ・ブロノフスキー

ブロノウスキー, J

ブロノフスキー

ブロノフスキー, J.

ブロノフスキー, ジェイコブ

ブロノフスキー, ヤコブ

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The Western intellectual tradition, from Leonardo to HegelScience and human valuesThe common sense of scienceThe origins of knowledge and imaginationThe identity of manA sense of the future : essays in natural philosophyWilliam Blake and the age of revolutionThe visionary eye : essays in the arts, literature, and science