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Lightman, Alan P., 1948-
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Discoveries in science -- Historiography.
Discoveries in science -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Science -- Historiography.
Science -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
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The discoveries : gr...
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The discoveries : great breakthroughs in 20th century science / Alan Lightman.
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Lightman, Alan P., 1948-
New York : Pantheon Books, c2005.
Subjects
Discoveries in science -- Historiography.
Discoveries in science -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Science -- Historiography.
Science -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
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0375421688 :
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xviii, 553 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
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1st ed.
Contents:
The quantum -- Hormones -- The particle nature of light -- Special relativity -- The nucleus of the atom -- The size of the cosmos -- The arrangement of atoms in solid matter -- The quantum atom -- The means of communication between nerves -- The uncertainty principle -- The chemical bond -- The expansion of the universe -- Antibiotics -- The means of production of energy in living organisms -- Nuclear fission -- The movability of genes -- The structure of DNA -- The structure of proteins -- Radio waves from the big bang -- A unified theory of forces -- Quarks : a tiniest essence of matter -- The creation of altered forms of life.
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