Exploration and Science: Social Impact and Interaction

This comprehensive volume explores the intricate, mutually dependent relationship between science and exploration―how each has repeatedly built on the discoveries of the other and, in the process, opened new frontiers.• Includes biographical sketches of important figures such as Jacques Cousteau, Charles Darwin, Neil Armstrong, and Edwin Hubble• Uses primary and secondary source documents extensively in an easily readable narrative that places the history of science and exploration in its broader social and cultural context