
Science
The Definitive Visual History
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2nd Edition
Published on 1. September 2016
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-0-241-24047-2 (ISBN)
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Description
Be inspired by scientific endeavour, from the earliest times to the information age.
Science explains discoveries in plain English, from the geometry of the ancient Greeks to quantum physics. Accompanied by lavish illustrations and diagrams throughout, you will learn about gravity, string theory, antibiotics, in vitro fertilisation (IVF), and much, much more.
This indispensable volume presents the search for truth by showing how one discovery led to another. The Mesopotamians' invention of the wheel more than 5,000 years ago, for example, led to gears and then a variety of mechanisms from clocks to engines, disk drives, and even the electric toothbrush. What do they all have in common? They all rely on an internal wheel to keep them moving.
Science also reveals eureka moments in scientific history, such as inventing the light bulb or creating a vaccination for the first time, and presents pioneers including Galileo Galilei, Alan Turing, and Marie Curie.
Suitable for the whole family, this is the definitive guide to the awe-inspiring history of science.
Science explains discoveries in plain English, from the geometry of the ancient Greeks to quantum physics. Accompanied by lavish illustrations and diagrams throughout, you will learn about gravity, string theory, antibiotics, in vitro fertilisation (IVF), and much, much more.
This indispensable volume presents the search for truth by showing how one discovery led to another. The Mesopotamians' invention of the wheel more than 5,000 years ago, for example, led to gears and then a variety of mechanisms from clocks to engines, disk drives, and even the electric toothbrush. What do they all have in common? They all rely on an internal wheel to keep them moving.
Science also reveals eureka moments in scientific history, such as inventing the light bulb or creating a vaccination for the first time, and presents pioneers including Galileo Galilei, Alan Turing, and Marie Curie.
Suitable for the whole family, this is the definitive guide to the awe-inspiring history of science.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 308 mm
Width: 260 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
2571 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-24047-2 (9780241240472)
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Adam Hart-Davis is a writer, photographer, and broadcaster and an established television face of science and the history of science. Among recent TV work, he has presented BBC2's historical technology series What The Romans / Ancients / Tudors / Stuarts / Victorians Did For Us, and BBC1's Tomorrow's World.