
That's Not in My Science Book
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Whether it's a fascinating anecdote about the role of zebrafish as stand-in patients for humans or the history of the computer, That's Not in My Science Book will prove to be an engaging read for armchair scientists and students alike.
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part One: Secrets of the Earth Revealed
- 1: How Old Is the Earth Anyway? The Geologic Time Scale
- 2: The Earth Moves in Mysterious Ways: Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and More
- 3: Dinosaurs: From Mythical Griffin to Modern-Day Bird
- 4: The Elephant: From Hairy Mammoth to Great Communicator
- 5: Mosquitoes: Annoying Pest and Deadly Foe
- Part Two: Scientific Discoveries That Have Changed Our Lives
- 6: How They Learned Why We Get Sick: The Origin of Germ Theory
- 7: Darwin: Then and Now
- 8: The Secret of Life: The ABCs (and a Little CSI) of DNA
- 9: The Avian Flu: A Dangerous Virus and Its Long Shadow
- Part Three: Amazing Discoveries That Changed Our View of the Universe
- 10: The Copernican Revolution: A Four-Hundred-Year Story
- 11: How Isaac Newton Changed Our View of the Universe
- 12: Atomic Theory: How They Discovered Something Way Too Small to Be Seen
- 13: Einstein Made Clear (Enough)
- 14: A Ticket to Pluto and Beyond
- Part Four: Protecting Our Living Planet
- 15: Little-Sung Heroes: The Environmental Crusaders
- 16: It's Getting Hot in Here: The Reality of Global Warming
- 17: Mercury: From Early Medicine to Environmental Scourge
- Part Five: A Peek at the Future
- 18: Nanotechnology: A New Frontier
- Index
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