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Originally Posted by Hampshire Nanny
Sounds a bit like the book I'm listening to, A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. Bryson has a delightful and entertaining way of conveying not only the scientific facts and theories, but the history of how we came to understand the universe around us. From the beginnings of everything (big bang or not) to the rise of civilization, with geology, paleontology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, and biology all thrown into the mix. I'm only 1/3 of ....
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If you liked this Bryson, I strongly recommend his "The Mother Tongue" a fascinating history of the mess we politely refer to as the English language. Very interesting. Also his At Home, a history of houses and how they got to be the way they are.