by Richard Dawkins · Maxi-Tusquets · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483833735
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In 'Unweaving the Rainbow', Richard Dawkins explores the beauty inherent in science, from astronomy to genetics, arguing that the scientific understanding of the world does not diminish its poetry, but rather enriches it. Through examples and poetic references, Dawkins defends that science can inspire awe and admiration, while criticizing pseudosciences and promoting a deep and fertile understanding of the universe. This book is a manifesto in favor of the poetry of science and a plea against the manipulation of human credulity.
Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. In 1995, he was named the first Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, a position he held until 2008, and is on the advisory board of the University of Austin. Dawkins has won several academic and writing awards, among them the 2005 Shakespeare Prize and the 2006 Lewis Thomas Prize. Presenting the latter, Paul Nurse said "In eloquent, evocative prose, Richard Dawkins conveys the certainty that, rather than diminishing the myriad beauties of the universe and extinguishing wonderment at its mysteries, science reveals truths that are yet more awe-inspiring than the mysteries they solve."
