The New York Times Book of Science
More than 150 Years of Groundbreaking Scientific Coverage
Published on 6. October 2015
560 pages
978-1-4027-9327-1 (ISBN)
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For more than 150 years, The New York Times has been in the forefront of science news reporting. These 125 articles from its archives are the very best, covering more than a century of scientific breakthroughs, setbacks, and mysteries. The varied topics range from chemistry to the cosmos, biology to ecology, genetics to artificial intelligence, all curated by the former editor of Science Times, David Corcoran. Big, informative, and wide-ranging, this journey through the scientific stories of our times is a must-have for all science enthusiasts.
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David Corcoran, who retired from The New York Times in 2014, was the longtime editor of the weekly Science Times section. Prior to that he was the paper's education editor and deputy Op-Ed editor, and for a number of years reviewed restaurants in New Jersey. He joined The Times after a 19-year career at The Record in northern New Jersey, where he was the editorial-page editor. David Corcoran lives in Nyack, NY.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Archaeology: Rediscovering Civilizations
- Tut-Ankh-Amen's Inner Tomb Is Opened After 3,400 Years
- Doors to the Ancient World Unlocked by Archaeologists
- Scientist Stumbles Upon Method to Fix Age of Earth's Materials
- Jamestown Fort, "Birthplace" of America in 1607, Is Found
- Bones Under Parking Lot Belonged to Richard III
- Chapter 2: Astronomy: Of Time and the Stars
- The Big Bang and Before
- Star Birth Sudden, Lemaître Asserts
- Peering Back in Time, Astronomers Glimpse Galaxies Aborning
- What Happened Before the Big Bang?
- The Solar System
- The Satellites of Mars
- The New Solar Theory
- Canals of Mars Called an Optical Illusion
- Viking Robot Sets Down Safely on Mars
- Pluto's Not a Planet? Only in New York
- Curiosity Rover's Quest for Clues on Mars
- The Universe and Beyond
- Universe Multiplied a Thousand Times by Harvard Astronomer's Calculations
- What Man's New 200-Inch Eye Will See
- If Theory Is Right, Most of Universe Is Still "Missing"
- In Key Repair, Telescope Gets Better Eyesight
- Astronomers Relish Chance to See Rare Supernova Blow Itself to Bits
- The End of Everything
- Hot on Trail of "Just Right" Far-Off Planet
- Chapter 3: Biology: The Mechanisms of Life
- Life Is Generated in Scientist's Tube
- Clue to Chemistry of Heredity Found
- 50 Years Later, Rosalind Franklin's X-Ray Fuels Debate
- Scientist Reports First Cloning Ever of Adult Mammal
- Pas de Deux of Sexuality Is Written in the Genes
- My Genome, Myself: Seeking Clues in DNA
- His Fertility Advance Draws Ire
- Chapter 4: Earth Science: Plates, Poles and Oceans
- The Forces That Shape the Planet
- Theory of Continental Drift Is Tested in Icy Greenland
- U.S. Satellites Find Radiation Barrier
- Mountain Birth Linked to Oceans
- The Earth Aroused: Quakes, Volcanoes and Other Disasters
- Record Made in Washington
- St. Helens: Scientists Report the Cause Is Finally Clear
- Nothing's Easy for New Orleans Flood Control
- Mercilessly Unpredictable, Quakes Defy Seismologists
- A Bridge Built to Sway When the Earth Shakes
- The Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy: Costs of Shoring Up Coastal Communities
- Chapter 5: The Environment: Challenges to Life
- The Natural World
- A Tree's Life Through Thirteen Centuries
- There's Poison All Around Us Now
- Tests Show Aerosol Gases May Pose Threat to Earth
- The Endangered West
- A Wild, Fearsome World Under Each Fallen Leaf
- Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash
- The Changing Climate
- Our Melting North
- Warming Arctic Climate Melting Glaciers Faster, Raising Ocean Level, Scientist Says
- The Weather Is Really Changing
- Warmer Climate on the Earth May Be Due to More Carbon Dioxide in the Air
- Meeting Reaches Accord to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
- Chapter 6: Exploration: New Worlds, Down Here and Out There
- Our Own Planet
- The Discoverer of the Source of the Nile
- Peary Discovers North Pole After Eight Trials in 23 Years
- Cook Answers Times Queries
- A Clash of Polar Frauds and Those Who Believe
- Amundsen Describes His Polar Dash
- Down into Davy Jones's Locker
- A Voyage into the Abyss: Gloom, Gold and Godzilla
- The Quest for Outer Space
- Soviet Fires Earth Satellite into Space
- U.S. Satellite Is "Working Nicely"
- Russian Orbited the Earth Once, Observing It Through Portholes
- Glenn Orbits Earth 3 Times Safely
- Men Walk on Moon
- Postscript: Standby Update Moon Poem
- Voyage to the Moon
- Shuttle Rockets into Orbit on First Flight
- The Shuttle Explodes
- Chapter 7: Life on Earth: Biology, Paleontology, Zoology
- How Life Evolved
- The Origin of Species
- Is Man Merely an Improved Monkey?
- First-Ever Re-Creation of New Species' Birth
- Inherit the Windbags
- The Dance of Evolution, or How Art Got Its Start
- A Leading Mystery of Life's Origins Is Seemingly Solved
- The Prehistoric Record
- Finder Says Fossil Links Ape and Man
- Two New Theories Offered on Mass Extinctions in Earth's Past
- New Theory on Dinosaurs: Multiple Meteorites Did Them In
- A Prehistoric Giant Is Resurrected, if Only in Name
- The World of Animals
- Computer Helps Chimpanzees Learn to Read, Write and "Talk" to Humans
- Mating for Life? It's Not for the Birds or the Bees
- Slow Is Beautiful
- Chapter 8: Mathematics: Reality to Infinity
- Chaos Is Defined by New Calculus
- Puzzle on Map Conjecture: Color It Solved
- But Aren't Truth and Beauty Supposed to Be Enough?
- At Last, Shout of "Eureka!" in Age-Old Math Mystery
- The Spies' Code and How It Broke
- The Mighty Mathematician You've Never Heard Of
- The Life of Pi, and Other Infinities
- Don't Expect Math to Make Sense
- Chapter 9: Medicine: Outbreaks and Breakthroughs
- Progress of the Germ Theory
- Ehrlich's Remedy a Medical Wonder
- The Mold That Fights for the Life of Man
- Pills Are Tested in Birth Control
- Brady's Recovery: Doctors Describe Dramatic Sequence of Lucky Moments
- Rare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals
- New Type of Drug for Cholesterol Approved and Hailed as Effective
- Poor Black and Hispanic Men Are the Face of HIV
- The Mysterious Tree of a Newborn's Life:
- Fast Way to Try Many Drugs on Many Cancers
- Chapter 10: Neuroscience: Secrets of the Brain
- H. M., Whose Loss of Memory Made Him Unforgettable, Dies
- Sizing Up Consciousness by Its Bits
- In Tiny Worm, Unlocking Secrets of the Brain
- A Sense of Where You Are
- Chapter 11: On Science and Scientists: People, Process and Portrayals
- A Severe Strain on Credulity
- A Correction
- 5 Years After the Nobel: Portrait of a Man Obsessed With Science
- Uncovering Science: A Perpetual Student Charts a Course Through a Universe of Discoveries
- Colors Are Truly Brilliant in Trek Up Mount Metaphor
- The Birth of Science Times: A Surprise, but No Accident
- Gray Matter and Sexes: A Gray Area Scientifically
- Scientists Speak Up on Mix of God and Science
- A Sharp Rise in Retractions Prompts Calls for Reform
- Chapter 12: Physics: Understanding the Inconceivable
- The Atom and Its Parts
- Scientists Witness Smash-Up of Atoms
- Finds Two Particles Make Up Neutrons
- Atom Bomb Based on Einstein Theory
- The Forces That Shape the Universe
- Lights All Askew in the Heavens
- Einstein Expounds His New Theory
- Researchers Slow Speed of Light to the Pace of a Sunday Driver
- Trillions of Reasons to Be Excited
- Chapter 13: Technology: Invention and Revolution
- The Science of Invention
- Sound and Electricity
- The Röntgen Discovery
- Television Is Brought Nearer the Home
- Contact With Moon Achieved by Radar in Test by the Army
- Tiny Tube Excites Electronics Field
- Light Amplifier [The Laser]
- The Computer Revolution
- Electronic Computer Flashes Answers, May Speed Engineering
- The "Chip" Revolutionizes Electronics
- A Free and Simple Computer Link
- Look Officer, No Hands: Google Car Drives Itself
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors' Biographies
