Vibrant and original, KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW is a colourful journey spanning twelve millennia. Winchester not only offers a global narrative history of how civilizations have accumulated knowledge but also addresses the consequences of the democratisation of knowledge. Follow as humans draw on the cave wall and invent the internet, as they learn the value of almanacs and fight against censorship.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018. Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson.