How Long to Read Discovery and Invention

How Long Does it Take to Read Discovery and Invention?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 23 minutes to read Discovery and Invention by Charles T. Stewart Jr.

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The history of humanity can be written in terms of discovery and invention. They are very different cognitive processes—search for order and problem solving. This book is a search for explanation of the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions. It surveys seven civilizations in terms of both their achievements and their failures. What were the characteristics they shared that promoted progress? What prevented or discouraged progress in discovery and or in invention? Sumer was creative, the mother of civilizations. Egypt was not. In Sumer, authority was divided, and it was a trading economy. Egypt was authoritarian and closed. Rome and Islam inherited the Greek legacy. Rome was not interested; it had a different agenda. Islam progressed, but civilization conflicted with religion and then regressed. China led in inventions but then stagnated and always lagged in discovery. Its ultimate failure has multiple explanations that include the scope of authority, structure of society and economy, and of language and script. But so was its preference for intuition over logic or evidence as the method of seeking the truth. It is Greek capacity for abstraction origin a mystery that was essential for its achievements: discoveries of the structure of the universe and the cognitive approach to truth seeking. Much invention was a byproduct of discovery. It is Greek achievements in discovery and abstract reasoning that Europe adopted and advanced, leading to the scientific and subsequent industrial revolutions. Ours is a new phase in human history. What were some of its consequences, and what are its prospects?

How long is Discovery and Invention?

Discovery and Invention by Charles T. Stewart Jr. is 561 pages long, and a total of 140,811 words.

This makes it 189% the length of the average book. It also has 172% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Discovery and Invention Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 49 minutes to read Discovery and Invention aloud.

What Reading Level is Discovery and Invention?

Discovery and Invention is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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