The age of science : what scientists learned in the 20th century /

An overview of the scientific accomplishments of the twentieth century explores discoveries in a wide variety of fields, including natural history, cell and molecular biology, earth history, human evoltuion, and cosmology.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Piel, Gerard
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, [2001]
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • ch. 1. Science is what scientists do
  • ch. 2. Revolution at the ground of knowledge
  • ch. 3. Light and matter
  • ch. 4. Space and time
  • ch. 5. The living cell
  • ch. 6. Earth history and the evolution of life
  • ch. 7. Tools and human evolution.