THE AGE OF SCIENCE. What Scientists Learned in the 20th century.

Piel, Gerard.

ISBN 10: 1903985072 / ISBN 13: 9781903985076

Published by Perseus, Oxford 2001., 2001

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New edition. Square 8vo. xx + 460pp. B/w. frontispiece and illustrations. Original two tone boards, in slightly rubbed d/w. ISBN 1903985072 US$13.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE AGE OF SCIENCE. What Scientists Learned in the 20th century.
• Publisher: Perseus, Oxford 2001.
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903985072
• ISBN 13: 9781903985076
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Peter Bradford
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • SCIENCE & NATURAL HISTORY

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Synopsis

More than any other era, the 20th century was the age of science, transforming our understanding of the universe, nature and our origins with developments such as quantum mechanics, the big bang theory and the discovery of the structure of DNA. In this book, the former publisher and founder of Scientific American provides an intelligent layperson's introduction to modern scientific achievement, describing and explaining the most important ideas and discussing the individual scientists who first proposed them.

About the Author

Gerard Piel was a founder of the revived Scientific American and served as its publisher from 1948 until his retirement in 1986. He lives in New York City.