Leslie Alan Horvitz

Eureka!

Scientific Breakthroughs that Changed the World

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A fascinating tour of great moments in scienceFrom Newton's apple to Fleming's mold, from the structure of carbon molecules to the structure of DNA, Eureka! tells the true stories behind some of the most memorable and revolutionary discoveries in the history of science, and the dedicated, often unconventional scientists who made them.You'll meet Philo Farnsworth, who, as a 14-year-old boy, got the idea for the TV screen while plowing the fields of his family's Idaho farm; Benoit Mandelbrot, who discovered a hidden order of nature in the trash cans of science, and Charles Townes, who invented an amazing device that no one needed-at the time. E… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-471-40276-3
EAN: 9780471402763
Produktnummer: 9242460
Verlag: Wiley
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Seitenangabe: 256 S.
Masse: H25.0 cm x B15.8 cm x D2.3 cm 482 g
Gewicht: 482

Über den Autor

LESLIE ALAN HORVITZ is the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books on science and the history of science, including Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC, with Dr. Joseph McCormick and Susan Fisher-Hoch; The Quotable Scientist; and Understanding Depression, with Dr. J. Raymond DePaulo, also from Wiley.