A short History of Scientific Ideas, to 1900

This old fashioned academic-style book is in fact very readable and extremely interesting. It fills a gap in my understanding that I have long been seeking to fill. It traces the development of ideas about the universe, mechanics, heat, chemistry, medicine, electrictiy, genetics etc through the chronoloical contributions of scientists and philosophers. Very readable and without technical language; pity that it ends in the early 20th century. I would love to find a more up-to-date book on similar lines. Any seen one?