Liberally illustrated and subsuming all sciences, this book is a charmer for both adult and teenager. Drop a coin on a table and listen for the clear "ring" that helps us find the "truth" The scientists Morrison combine history and engineering to show how scientists since the Renaissance have gotten at the truth. A great book full of anecdotes and brings you the sociology, archeology, history and practice of science. Very creative.
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In this booka companion to the six-part PBS seriesMIT physics professor Morrison and his wife, a teacher and science writer, embark on a historical adventure through the discoveries of the physical sciences: the puzzles of perception, Galileo and the telescope, early map making and navigation, modern geological exploration, and astrophysics and quantum mechanics. Each chapter seeks to answer the question: How has science enabled us to know about the world? This book will be of interest to science-minded readers of all ages. Highly recommended. (Natural Science Book Club selection and BOMC alternate.) Raymond Frey, Bergen Community Coll., Paramus, N.J.
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