History of Science
- May 5–July 28 - BBC Television series The Ascent of Man, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski, first airs; there is also an accompanying bestselling book.
Read more about this topic: 1973 In Science
Famous quotes containing the words history of, history and/or science:
“Culture, the acquainting ourselves with the best that has been known and said in the world, and thus with the history of the human spirit.”
—Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)
“These anyway might think it was important
That human history should not be shortened.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“Science is analytical, descriptive, informative. Man does not live by bread alone, but by science he attempts to do so. Hence the deadliness of all that is purely scientific.”
—Eric Gill (1882–1940)