The book is structured into four periods where external global factors drove scientific development:
Looking at the link between science and imperial growth.
Poskett dismantles the idea that icons like Copernicus or Einstein worked in a Western vacuum. For example, Copernicus relied on Arabic and Persian mathematical techniques, while Newton used observations from Asia and Africa to formulate his laws. Horizontes Una Historia Global De La Ciencia Se...
The book reframes the "Scientific Revolution" as a global phenomenon driven by cultural intersections and, frequently, unequal power dynamics like colonialism and slavery.
(2022) by James Poskett is a radical retelling of scientific history that challenges the traditional Eurocentric narrative. Poskett, a historian at the University of Warwick , argues that modern science was not the sole invention of European "lone geniuses" like Newton or Darwin, but rather the result of a vast, often overlooked global exchange of ideas. Core Themes and Key Arguments The book is structured into four periods where
Exploring the industrial and competitive nature of science.
Examining 20th-century science through the lens of global politics. Perspectives and Reviews The book reframes the "Scientific Revolution" as a
The text highlights contributions from the Aztec palaces, Chinese universities, and physicists like Satyendra Nath Bose .