Interstellar travel and multi-generation space ships /
From the world's greatest scientists comes the world's greatest science book--now in a smaller format at a great new affordable price. With a foreword written by critically acclaimed author Simon Singh (Fermat's Last Theorem), and essays by such major writers as Richard Dawkings, Susa...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Burlington, Ont. :
Apogee Books,
[2003]
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| Summary: | From the world's greatest scientists comes the world's greatest science book--now in a smaller format at a great new affordable price. With a foreword written by critically acclaimed author Simon Singh (Fermat's Last Theorem), and essays by such major writers as Richard Dawkings, Susan Greenfield, and John Gribbin, it presents 250 of the most significant milestones in the history of scientific discovery. Accompanying this unique perspective on our ever-evolving view of the universe are some of the most visually dramatic illustrations you'll ever see. Short, lucid articles focus on everything from the speculations of the ancient Greeks to today's Nobel Prize winners, from Ptolemy's theory of an earth-centered universe to the first steps on the moon, and from the dawning of the concept of zero to the cloning of Dolly the sheep. Biology, physics, astronomy, medicine and mathematics: the breakthroughs in every field are all here and celebrated, in the first truly accessible, fully illustrated story of science. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Science Fiction copy is inscribed to Anne McCaffrey and was acquired as part of the personal Science Fiction/Fantasy library of Anne McCaffrey as donated by her son Todd McCaffrey. |
| Physical Description: | 125 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1896522998 9781896522999 |