Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder

Adazzling,passionatepolemicagainstanti-sciencemovementsofallkinds.KeatsaccusedNewtonofdestroyingthepoetryoftherainbowbyexplainingtheoriginofitscolours.Inthisilluminatingandprovocativebook,RichardDawkinsarguesthatKeatscouldnothavebeenmoremistaken,andshowshowanunderstandingofscienceenhancesourwonderoftheworld.Hearguesthatmysteriesdonotlosetheirpoetrybecausetheyaresolved:thesolutionisoftenmorebeautifulthanthepuzzle,uncoveringevendeepermysteries.Dawkinstakesupthemostimportantandcompellingtopicsinmodernscience,fromastronomyandgeneticstolanguageandvirtualreality,combiningtheminalandmarkstatementonthehumanappetiteforwonder.