The Science Book - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0297843370 ISBN 13: 9780297843375

Casa editrice: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 2003

Riassunto

From the world's greatest scientists comes the world's greatest science book--now in a smaller format at a great new affordable price. With a foreword written by critically acclaimed author Simon Singh (Fermat's Last Theorem), and essays by such major writers as Richard Dawkings, Susan Greenfield, and John Gribbin, it presents 250 of the most significant milestones in the history of scientific discovery. Accompanying this unique perspective on our ever-evolving view of the universe are some of the most visually dramatic illustrations you'll ever see. Short, lucid articles focus on everything from the speculations of the ancient Greeks to today's Nobel Prize winners, from Ptolemy's theory of an earth-centered universe to the first steps on the moon, and from the dawning of the concept of zero to the cloning of Dolly the sheep. Biology, physics, astronomy, medicine and mathematics: the breakthroughs in every field are all here and celebrated, in the first truly accessible, fully illustrated story of science.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Peter Tallack studied Genetics at University College, London before joining the editorial staff of the international science journal NATURE in 1989.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0297843370
• ISBN 13: 9780297843375
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 544
• Redattore: Tallack Peter
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile