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  1. Discovery in many forms is described: exploration, science, medicine, mathematics, and more-theoretical ones, such as time, evolution, plate tectonics, and relativity. Boorstin praises the inventive, human mind and its eternal quest to discover the universe and humanity's place in it.

    • I. Bernard Cohen, Daniel J. Boorstin
    • 1983
  2. Jul 18, 2017 · Although arguably biased toward Western culture, this easy-to-follow writing provides an ambitious overview to humans' quest for knowledge and some of the highlights of human discovery. 9,151 Views

  3. Jan 1, 2001 · The Discoverers by Daniel Boorstin, published in 1985, is a solid, thoroughly researched and well documented series of 82 essays on the history of human discovery. Some of these discoveries are physical, such as the New World or the trade route around Africa.

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    • Paperback
  4. Feb 12, 1985 · An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him. In the compendious history, Boorstin not only traces man's insatiable need to know, but also the obstacles to discovery and the illusion that knowledge can also put in our way.

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    • I. Bernard Cohen, Daniel J. Boorstin
    • $12.49
    • Vintage
  5. A biographical and historical account of the discoverers of time, space, and knowledge, from ancient to modern times. Learn about the heroism, inventions, and obstacles of the discoverers, and how they shaped human progress and enlightenment.

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  7. The Discoverers is a vivid, sweeping and original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him - the relationship of the heavens to his own planet, the elusive and mysterious dimension of time, the vast and colorful range of plants and animals, the intricate workings of his own body, the surprising variety of ...

  8. About The Discoverers. An original history of man’s greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him. In the compendious history, Boorstin not only traces man’s insatiable need to know, but also the obstacles to discovery and the illusion that knowledge can also put in our way.