Written for the general reader, this book provides an overview of some of the most radical scientific theories of the last hundred years. It explains how the previous world view, centered on ideal of harmony and permanence, came to be replaced by an Heraclitean view of a universe in constant flux. Flowers (a journalist and science writer) portrays the major figures of recent scientific progress, including Hubble, Einstein, Wegener, and Freud. He also considers the impact and implications of Bohr's revelations about the atomic world, Turing's idea about intelligence, the Leakey family's work on our hominid ancestry, and other breakthroughs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
