A century of nature: twenty-one discoveries that changed science and the world
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago University of Chicago Press 2003
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Offering a firsthand chronicle of some of the most decisive moments in twentieth century science, this volume will interest anyone who wants to relive the thrill (or frustration) of scientific discovery
1 - Raymond Dart and our African origins - C. K. Brain - 1 -- - 2 - Electrons make waves - Akira Tonomura - 21 -- - 3 - The atom completed - Maurice Goldhaber - 37 -- - 4 - Superfluidity: a new state of matter - Allan Griffin - 49 -- - 5 - From nuclear physics to nuclear weapons - Joseph Rotblat - 61 -- - 6 - The double helix - Sydney Brenner - 73 -- - 7 - Dawn of structural biology - Gregory A. Petsko - 85 -- - 8 - The first laser - Charles H. Townes - 105 -- - 9 - The quasar enigma - Malcolm Longair - 115 -- - 10 - Seafloor magnetism and drifting continents - Dan McKenzie - 129 -- - 11 - Stellar timekeepers - Joseph H. Taylor - 145 -- - 12 - Viruses reverse the genetic flow - Robin A. Weiss - 165 -- - 13 - Images of body and brain - Marcus E. Raichle - 187 -- - 14 - Journey to the T cell - Jonathan C. Howard - 201 -- - 15 - Molecular switches for "animal electricity" - Fred J. Sigworth - 215 -- - 16 - DNA sequencing: the silent revolution - Peter Little - 231 -- - 17 - The blueprint of animals revealed - Gines Morata - 259 -- - 18 - A hole in Earth's shield - Richard S. Stolarski - 281 -- - 19 - Carbon cages and carbon tubes - Philip Ball - 299 -- - 20 - Seeking other solar systems - Gordon A. H. Walker - 313 -- - 21 - Dolly! - Davor Solter - 333
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 360 p.)
ISBN:0226284166
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