The timetables of history : a horizontal linkage of people and events, based on Werner Stein's Kulturfahrplan

The Classic History Reference, Brought Completely Up To Date, Linking More Than 30,000 Events In An Overview Of 7,000 Years Of Civilization. The Timetables Of History Is An Indispensable Resource That Distills The Essence Of Civilization, Highlighting Significant Moments In History, Politics, Philosophy, Religion, Art, Science And Technology. 2 Color Throughout. Vast And Absorbing, Spanning Millennia Of Human History, The Timetables Of History, Achieves A Goal In The Study Of The Past That Is Unmatched By Any Other Reference Volume -- It Gives Us A Sweeping Overview Of The Making Of The Contemporary World. This Remarkable Book Maps Out At A Glance What Was Happening Simultaneously, From The Dawn Of History To The Present Day. Never Before Has Progress Been Presented With Such Clarity Or With A View That Fully Captures The Essence And The Excitement Of Civilization. Science Before There Were Scientists : 2,400,000-59 Bc -- Greek And Hellinistic Science : 600 Bc-529 Ad -- Science In Many Lands And Medieval Science : 530-1452 -- The Renaissance And The Scientific Revolution : 1453-1659 -- The Newtonian Epoch : 1660-1734 -- The Enlightenment And The Industrial Revolution : 1735-1819 -- Nineteenth-century Science : 1820-1984 [sic] [1894] -- Twentieth-century Science Through World War Ii : 1895-1945 -- Science After World War Ii : 1946-1988. Bernard Grun. A Touchstone Book. Based On Werner Stein's Kulturfahrplan. Includes Index. Vast and absorbing, spanning millennia of human history, The Timetables of History, achieves a goal in the study of the past that is unmatched by any other reference volume -- it gives us a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world. This remarkable book maps out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day. Never before has progress been presented with such clarity or with a view that fully captures the essence and the excitement of civilization. Completely updated, * Recent breakthroughs in science and technology * New achievements in the visual arts and music * Milestones in religion, philosophy, and learning * The rise and fall of nations and the emergence of historic figures * Landmarks in the drama of daily life The world-famous reference that tells who did what when from 4500 B.C. to the present day - now updated for the 1990's Chronlogical tables describe concurrent events in world history from 4241 B.C. through 1978.