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Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Examines the impact of some of the most noteworthy scientific advances of the twentieth century, including the personalities and human drama involved, and draws on the original papers of Einstein, Bohr, Hubble, and other scientists.
Publisher
DK Publishing
Language
English
Description
Packed with fascinating facts, amazing images, and some seriously staggering science, this science history book shows how thousands of years of human endeavor have expanded our knowledge and shaped our lives. Find out why the fruitless search for a potion of eternal life led to the birth to chemistry. See how the invention of magnifying lenses opened new windows into the cosmos and microcosmos. And learn how happy accidents led to the discovery of...
Author
Publisher
What on Earth Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"How was our universe made from a tiny speck of energy? Where did the first trees, plants, animals and humans come from? What happened to the dinosaurs? What was so miserable about medieval times? How were railroads and electricity invented? What are the perils of global warming? You might have many big questions about our planet, life and people. Embark on an entertaining journey across millennia and continents with this captivating book by Christopher...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"From the Pythagorean theorem to DNA's double helix, from the discovery of microscopic life-forms to the theory of relativity--the big ideas of science and technology shape an era's worldview. Open this book, grasp the newest ideas from thought leaders of today, then spring off from them to move back through the past, one big idea at a time. Meet the people who gave birth to these ideas--and those who fought against them. Meet the MIT electrical...
Author
Publisher
Duomo Ediciones
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
Antes de que Darwin escandalizara al mundo entero con sus teorías sobre el origen de las especies, hubo alguien que ya dudaba, buscaba, hacía preguntas En las playas llenas de fósiles de la costa inglesa, Mary Anning, una muchacha pobre y sin educación, y la huraña Elizabeth Philpot, una solterona de clase media, trabarán amistad, unidas por una misma pasión: el deseo de buscar las huellas de la vida en los fósiles y revelar así la historia...
Author
Publisher
Oceano
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
"What do Thomas Jefferson's ice cream recipe, Coca Cola and Chanel No. 5 have in common? They all depended on a 19th century African boy who, with a single pinch, solved one of nature's great riddles and gave birth to the multi-million dollar vanilla industry. Kevin Ashton opens his book with the fascinating story of the young slave who launched a flavor revolution to show that invention and creation come in unexpected shapes and sizes. From the crystallographer's...
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