The Scientists: An Epic of Discovery

Edited by Andrew Robinson

ISBN 10: 0500251916 / ISBN 13: 9780500251911

Published by Thames & Hudson, 2012

About this Item

Used Hardcover. Condition: Book - Fine in a Very Good Dust Jacket. 304 pp. Oversized hardcover in dark blue cloth on board cover and illustrated dust jacket. Unmarked interior fully intact, with straight and true spine, sharp cover corners and tight binding. Contents: "The experiments, discoveries, theories, and inventions of great scientists have revolutionized the understanding of world. Behind these breakthroughs (such as gravity, evolution by natural selection, relativity, radioactivity, the genetic code, the Big Bang, electric motors, nuclear power, synthetic drugs, brain scanning, computers, and the Internet), lie the personal stories of exceptional men and women with vision and determination. Ships from Canada at postage costs set by Canada Post.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Scientists: An Epic of Discovery
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500251916
• ISBN 13: 9780500251911
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Non-Fiction

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Synopsis

An intriguing and illuminating read for science buffs, those fascinated by the lives and minds of great men and women, and anyone curious about how we came to understand the physical world

The ideas, experiments, and inventions of great scientists have revolutionized our understanding of the world around us. Theories, discoveries, and technologies―from relativity, the genetic code, and the periodic table to synthetic drugs, nuclear weapons, and brain scans―have transformed the physical world and our lives. Copernicus, Crick, Watson, Galileo, Marie Curie: these are some of the forty pioneers behind modern science whose stories are explored here. The scientists come from around the globe and represent multiple nationalities―American, English, German, French, Dutch, Czech, Indian, Japanese, and more. Often unorthodox thinkers, they frequently had to struggle against hostile contemporaries to gain recognition for their ideas and discoveries. All the major scientific disciplines are covered, including astronomy, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computing, ecology, geology, medicine, neurology, physics, and psychology, as well as mathematics. 220 illustrations in color and black and white

About the Author

Andrew Robinson has written more than twenty-five books on the arts and sciences. They include Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World’s Undeciphered Scripts, Cracking the Egyptian Code, and Earthshock, which won the Association of Earth Science Editors Outstanding Publication Award. He is also a regular contributor to magazines, such as Current World Archaeology, History Today, The Lancet, Nature, and Science. A former literary editor of The Times Higher Education Supplement, he was also a visiting fellow at the University of Cambridge.