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A fascinating account for the nonscientific reader of what we know now--and how we have come to know it--in the fields of physics, astronomy, biology, geology, and technology. First time in paperback.
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YA-- Flanagan's writing makes science accessible and exciting. He shows how science is an important, cultural activity--one which he has found continuously fascinating in his 37 years as an editor of Scientific American. Selecting four areas--physics, astronomy, geology, and biology--he examines the discoveries which he believes make them the areas of most significant growth at the present time. He has not included medicine because he thinks the greatest changes are yet to come with the further development of molecular biology. Weaving together narratives which include interesting anecdotes about the scientists, the circumstances of their work, historical fact, and scientific facts, Flanagan offers a book that fits together beautifully and makes the point that modern scientists are "travelers on a common road," for advances in one field often have impact on knowledge in another. This book will encourage many readers to become interested in science as a career because of the excitement and vision it conveys.
- Barbara Weathers, Duchesne Academy, Houston
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Flanagan, who was editor of Scientific American for 35 years, has written a very general survey of the achievements of science. Although the work is marred by political argument, "his easy, genial style combined with a knack for simple but exact explanations make this book a pleasure to read," said PW.
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