The Science Book
From Darwin to Dark Energy, 250 Milestones in the History of Science
Published on 6. November 2018
Book
Hardback
528 pages
978-1-4549-3006-8 (ISBN)
Description
From astronomy to psychology, this beautifully illustrated chronology presents the most important and groundbreaking milestones in science.
Award-winning author Cliff Pickover (The Math Book, The Physics Book, and The Medical Book) gathers into one fully illustrated volume the most important thinkers and ideas in the history of science.
This unique omnibus edition includes 250 thoughtfully selected entries from many of the science-based books in the Sterling Milestones series, including math, physics, medicine, biology, chemistry, engineering, psychology, and space. With a new introduction by Pickover explaining how this impressive collection was curated,
The Science Book showcases humanity's greatest achievements and provides readers with a sense of wonder at the diversity of scientific discovery.
Award-winning author Cliff Pickover (The Math Book, The Physics Book, and The Medical Book) gathers into one fully illustrated volume the most important thinkers and ideas in the history of science.
This unique omnibus edition includes 250 thoughtfully selected entries from many of the science-based books in the Sterling Milestones series, including math, physics, medicine, biology, chemistry, engineering, psychology, and space. With a new introduction by Pickover explaining how this impressive collection was curated,
The Science Book showcases humanity's greatest achievements and provides readers with a sense of wonder at the diversity of scientific discovery.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Union Square & Co.
Illustrations
Full-colour illustrations, full-colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 186 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4549-3006-8 (9781454930068)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Clifford Pickover has published more than 50 books, translated into a dozen languages. He received his PhD from Yale University, has been granted more than 450 US patents, and been elected a Fellow for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Pickover's The Math Book won the Neumann Prize, awarded every two years for the best book in the history of mathematics aimed at a broad audience. He lives in Yorktown Heights, NY. Follow him on Twitter @pickover.