The Atom in the History of Human Thought

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The Atom in the History of Human Thought is written by Bernard Pullman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0195150406 (ISBN 10) and 9780195150407 (ISBN 13).

The concept of the atom is very close to scientific bedrock, the deepest and most fundamental fact about the nature of reality. This book presents the whole panorama of the atomic hypothesis, and its place in Western civilization, from its origins in early Greek philosophy 2500 years ago to the definitive proof through direct microscopic imaging of since atoms, about ten years ago.