Science and Sensibility
The Elegant Logic of the Universe
Science has produced the vast information explosion that barrages us daily with data both trivial and profound. Though people seem eager to acquire more and more information, few understand what to do with it or how to integrate it into a coherent worldview. Paradoxically, as information has increased, knowledge has declined.This book is designed to provide a thorough grounding in science literacy for the general lay reader. Acclaimed science writer and chemistry professor Keith J. Laidler reviews the major contributions of the different branches of science - including biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, and geology - and shows how they a…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-59102-138-4
- EAN: 9781591021384
- Produktnummer: 9280094
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 233 S.
Über den Autor
Keith J. Laidler (1916 - 2003), Ph.D., was professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Ottawa and the author of eleven books, including To Light Such a Candle (Oxford University Press, 1998), Science and Sensibility, and The Harmonious Universe (the latter two by Prometheus Books). He received numerous awards including the American Chemical Society’s prestigious Dexter Award for outstanding contributions to the history of chemistry.
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