Big Questions In Science - Couverture souple

Swain, Harriet

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 009942892X ISBN 13 : 9780099428923

Editeur : Vintage, 2003

Synopsis

In this exciting new book, leading scientific thinkers address twenty of the really big questions that people have been asking for hundreds of years. Their answers are each put into context by commentaries discussing the differing views of other leading contemporary scientists and looking at how people have tackled the question in the past. The result is a breathtaking tour of scientific thought through the ages and a peek at some of the most cutting-edge and controversial research today. Packed with fascinating insights, it shows how science is investigating problems that affect us all on a large scale and suggests that we are closer to finding solutions to some of life's big questions than we might think. Contributors: John Polkinghorne, Martin Rees, John Barrow, Susan Blackmore, Susan Greenfield, Stephen LaBerge, Robert Plomin, Geoffrey Miller, Michael Rutter, Janet Radcliffe Richards, David M Buss, Dolf Zillmann, Mary Warnock, John Sulston, Ronald Melzack, Brian Heap, Michael Ruse, Colin Pillinger, John Leslie and Steven Rose.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Harriet Swain worked as deputy features editor at the Times Higher Educational Supplement and currently writes for the Guardian on education.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vintage
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 009942892X
• ISBN 13: 9780099428923
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible