The Science Book: 250 Milestones in the History of Science
by Peter Tallack
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From the world's greatest scientists comes the world's greatest science book--now in a smaller format at a great affordable price. With a foreword written by acclaimed author Simon Singh (Fermat's Last Theorem), and essays by such major writers as Richard Dawkings, Susan Greenfield, and John Gribbin, it presents 250 of the most significant milestones in the history of scientific discovery. Accompanying this unique perspective on our ever-evolving view of the universe are some of the most show more visually dramatic illustrations you'll ever see. Short, lucid articles focus on everything from the speculations of the ancient Greeks to today's Nobel Prize winners, from Ptolemy's theory of an earth-centered universe to the first steps on the moon, and from the dawning of the concept of zero to the cloning of Dolly the sheep. Biology, physics, astronomy, medicine and mathematics: the breakthroughs in every field are all here and celebrated, in the first truly accessible, fully illustrated story of science. This chronology of scientific discoveries and achievements spans from 35,000 BC ("Origins of counting") to 2000 ("Human genome sequence). show lessTags
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I find every aspect of the world and being alive weird. So I'm curious to learn about pretty much anything. I used this compendium of human achievement and understanding to tag avenues for future exploration. From each milestone’s article, I followed my interest in the general topic, a more specific concept, an intriguing phrase or term, whatnot down interweb rabbit holes until I stumbled upon a book (mostly) that promises to make me think in ways my daily life doesn’t demand. Hooray for exponential branching paths and my heightening horror that I will never get to follow them all satisfactorily.
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- Canonical title
- The Science Book: 250 Milestones in the History of Science
- Original publication date
- 2001
- First words
- This book traces the story of the achievements that have changed the course not only of science itself but also of whole areas of thought.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The sequence itself contains vital clues to human evolutionary history.
- Disambiguation notice
- The DK the Science Book - Big ideas Simply Explained is not the book by Simon Singh
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- Dutch, English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 6
