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The scientific achievements of this century - relativity, quantum mechanics, nuclear power, genetic engineering, space travel, jet aircraft, desktop computers, and the beginnings of artificial intelligence - have swept away most of the predictions of the past. This witty, informative, and highly readable collection includes more than sixty anecdotes chosen and edited by science writer Adrian Berry.
Divided into eleven sections, the book covers topics ranging from man's exploration of the world - and space - to the revolution in communications, scientific martyrs, and "bogus science." It contains a wealth of fascinating, little-known facts and information, and anecdotes about people who have played crucial roles in the progress of science. What do the discovery of the coffee bean, the invention of the aqualung, the perception of the importance of the size of the moon, the conquest of smallpox, and supersonic flight all have in common? They are milestones in the history of science, a saga that began before the ancient Greeks
- Title : The Book of Scientific Anecdotes
- Author : Adrian Berry
- Rating : 4.90 (997 Vote)
- Publish : 2015-11-5
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 239 Pages
- Asin : 0879758368
- Language : English
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