The Light of Alexandria [Paperback]

James Maynard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 16, 2005

The Light of Alexandria is the story of the first thousand years of science, from the birth of the world's first two scientists, Thales and Anaximander, until the final destruction of the greatest library of the ancient world in the year 415. The life stories of the most famous and important people in history from 600 BCE to 415 CE are also told: Cleopatra, Caesar and Marc Antony, Draco and Spartacus, Caligula and Hannibal. The development of many aspects of life that we associate with the modern day are told about as well: shopping malls, pipe organs, machine guns, vending machines, robots for war, even an analog computer built 2100 years ago and much more. The human mind never stops wondering, and this is the story of the first thousand years of our commitment to that wonder.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

This work has been four years in the making, and I hope that I have been able to convey a little of what life was like in those long-gone days.

About the Author

James Maynard has a BS in chemistry, physics and history from Keene State College in New Hampshire, and wrote StarWatch, a weekly newspaper column on astronomy, for three years. He has taught science in classrooms and at events throughout New England for people ranging from second-graders to college. He is the editor of the second (and soon to be the third) edition of Phenomenal Physics by Dr. J. Russell Harkay. James Maynard currently works in author services and web design from his home in Keene, New Hampshire.

Product Details

• Paperback: 193 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com; First Edition edition (November 16, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1411653351
• ISBN-13: 978-1411653351
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,787,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)