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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Gerard Piel |
| ISBN: | 0465057551 9780465057559 |
| OCLC Number: | 47690329 |
| Notes: | "A Cornelia and Michael Bessie book." |
| Description: | xx, 460 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | ch. 1. Science is what scientists do -- ch. 2. Revolution at the ground of knowledge -- ch. 3. Light and matter -- ch. 4. Space and time -- ch. 5. The living cell -- ch. 6. Earth history and the evolution of life -- ch. 7. Tools and human evolution. |
| Responsibility: | Gerard Piel ; with illustrations by Peter Bradford. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
An overview of the scientific accomplishments of the twentieth century explores discoveries in a wide variety of fields, including natural history, cell and molecular biology, earth history, human evoltuion, and cosmology.
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