Science Pathways of Discovery - Couverture rigide

"Science" Magazine

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 047105660X ISBN 13 : 9780471056607

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2002

Synopsis

To mark the dawn of the new millennium, "Science" magazine in 2000 ran a year-long, 12-part series called "Pathways of Discovery", in which leading scientists presented historical overviews various areas in science today. This text contains this 12- part series of articles, including chronologies and chapter introductions setting the tone for each chapter.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"Overall, flashes of scientific brilliance on offer here provide plenty of spectacle for the reader." (New Scientist, 6 April 2002)

"...a helpful timeline...concise, highly readable introductions to some of the most exciting and fast–moving disciplines in modern scientific endeavour...recommended to anyone wishing to broaden their knowledge of the most important scientific fields of our age." (Materials World, May 2002)

" each essay embarks from a different perspective each gives deep, awe–inspiring perceptions into how scientists ask questions " (Chemistry & Industry, 4 November 2002)

??contains something for everyone?I heartily recommend it?? (The Chemical Educator, Vol.7, No.6, 2002)

"Overall, flashes of scientific brilliance on offer here provide plenty of spectacle for the reader." (New Scientist, 6 April 2002)

" each essay embarks from a different perspective each gives deep, awe–inspiring perceptions into how scientists ask questions " (Chemistry & Industry, 4 November 2002)

??contains something for everyone?I heartily recommend it??(The Chemical Educator, Vol.7, No.6, 2002)

Quatrième de couverture

Definitive history from the world′s leading scientists

In Science Pathways of Discovery, some of the sharpest scientific minds of our time reveal what science has in store by examining the histories of a dozen crucial areas of scientific inquiry. This awe–inspiring compendium features brilliant and provocative contributions from:

Stephen Jay Gould on the "science wars"
David J. Stevenson on planetary science
Eric S. Lander and Robert A. Weinberg on genomics
Joshua Lederberg on the history of infectious disease
Gregory B. Olson on materials science
Anne McLaren on cloning
Robert Lucky on science communication
Daniel Kleppner and Roman Jackiw on quantum physics
Paul Nurse on biological cell theory
Paul J. Crutzen and Veerabhadran Ramanathan on atmospheric sciences
Eric R. Kandel and Larry R. Squire on neuroscience
Martin J. Rees on the biography of the universe

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 047105660X
• ISBN 13: 9780471056607
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Éditeur: Amato Ivan
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible