Boorstin, Daniel J. <br/><br/>
The discoverers ;  a history of man's search to know his world and himself 
/ Daniel J. Boorstin 
 - New York  : Random House  , 1983. 
 - 745 p.  ; 25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Bibliography and index included. 
<br/><br/> Daniel J. Boorstin, former librarian of the Library of Congress, gives a fascinating history of world civilization. From astronomical development, microscopes, telescopes, medicine, vaccines, genetics and map-making, the author delves into the discoveries of our world and the freedoms those discoveries bestowed. With the breadth and depth of this study, Boorstin relieves the world of its fictitious beliefs and encourages a more modern and scientific approach to the world around us ... 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0394726251 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civilization---History<br/>Discoveries in geography<br/>Science---History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CB69  / .B66 1985 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>909 BOO