From the author of the successful "False Prophets" this book brings together stories from a wide range of scientific disciplines to provide an account of some of the greatest breakthroughs in science. It offers an examination of the often neglected role of chance in discovery. The book illuminates some of the most famous discoveries from the history of science including penicillin, radioactivity and x-rays with new accounts from microbiology and molecular biology.
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5 figures, 20 photos, table, index
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-631-16087-8 (9780631160878)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Discoveries in physics - electricity and radioactivity; from atomic nuclei to the universe; the role of chance in chemistry and biochemistry; chance and disappointment in microbiology; the discovery of penicillin - design or chance?; antibiotics; what changes our behaviour?; medical discoveries; the incredible story of insulin; what do we call a fact?
