A stimulating and accessible exploration of the connections between art and science, from a writer who is uniquely qualified to speak to both sides
Author Philip F. Palmedo is a retired physicist who has also published several books on modern sculpture
He shows how art and science are both rooted in certain fundamental human instincts, such as an appreciation of balance and symmetry, and the use of symbols to represent nature
He illustrates his argument with colour images of more than 125 diverse human creations, from cave paintings to the James Webb Space Telescope
