did newton unweave the rainbow by reducing it to its prismatic colors as keats contended did he in other words diminish beauty far from it says acclaimed scientist richard dawkins newtons unweaving is the key to much of modern astronomy and to the breathtaking poetry of modern cosmology mysteries dont lose their poetry because they are solved the solution often is more beautiful than the puzzle uncovering deeper mysteries with the wit insight and spellbinding prose that have made him a bestselling author dawkins takes up the most important and compelling topics in modern science from astronomy and genetics to language and virtual reality combining them in a landmark statement of the human appetite for wonder this is the book richard dawkins was meant to write a brilliant assessment of what science is and isnt a tribute to science not because it is useful but because it is uplifting