The Discoverers

The Discoverers PDF Author: Daniel J. Boorstin
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307773558
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 770

Book Description
An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him. In the compendious history, Boorstin not only traces man's insatiable need to know, but also the obstacles to discovery and the illusion that knowledge can also put in our way. Covering time, the earth and the seas, nature and society, he gathers and analyzes stories of the man's profound quest to understand his world and the cosmos.

The Discoveries

The Discoveries PDF Author: Alan Lightman
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307369862
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 820

Book Description
An extraordinarily accessible, illuminating chronicle of the great moments of scientific discovery in the 20th century, and an exploration into the minds of the remarkable men and women behind them. We know and read the literary masterpieces; how many of us have had the opportunity not only to read but understand the masterpieces of science that describe the very moment of discovery? The last century has seen an explosion of creativity and insight that led to breakthroughs in every field of science: from the theory of relativity to the first quantum model of the atom to the mapping of the structure of DNA, these discoveries profoundly changed how we understand the world and our place in it. Alan Lightman tells the stories of two dozen breakthroughs made by such brilliant scientists as Einstein, Bohr, McClintock and Pauling, among others, drawing on his unique background as a scientist and novelist to reveal the process of scientific discovery at its greatest. He outlines the intellectual and emotional landscape of each discovery, portrays the personalities and human drama of the scientists involved, and explains the significance and impact of the work. Finally, he gives an unprecedented and exhilarating guided tour through each of the original papers.

Eureka!

Eureka! PDF Author: Mike Goldsmith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500650257
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An absorbing retelling of the adventures of the most revolutionary scientists of all time.
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