A Brief History of Science

by John Gribbin (Editor)

Paperback, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

SCI A.101 J

Publication

The Ivy Press Ltd.

Pages

224

Description

The discoveries and developments in science, which have altered the course of history.

Description

Outlines the key concepts forming the core of each major branch of science & how they were developed. Reviews the achievements of all the major figures of the history of modern science. Explains the ideas that upset our 'common sense' view of reality, from the weird behavior of fundamental particles to the vastness of the Universe. Explores the cultural consequences of scientific discoveries & ideas. Reveals science for what it really is - a relentless curiosity born out of mystery & wonder.

Collection

Barcode

1338

Language

Physical description

224 p.; 11 inches

ISBN

1902328450 / 9781902328454

User reviews

LibraryThing member psiloiordinary
A beautiful book.

A romp through science and history.

I particularly liked the experiment to demonstrate the wave nature of light using just your fingers.

My copy is ten years old and doesn't this just demonstrate how far we have come i.e. the internet, dark matter and dark energy for
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starters.

Occasional strange graphics for the pedant to spot e.g. a model of mars being squeezed and a diagram labelled as a bar code which consists of a bar with stripes on !

Overall very good fun.
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Rating

(4 ratings; 3.3)

Call number

SCI A.101 J
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