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The age of science : what scientists learned in the 20th century / Gerard Piel ; with illustrations by Peter Bradford

Catalog Data

Author:
Piel, Gerard  Search this
Physical description:
xx, 460 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2001
C2001
20th century
Notes:
"A Cornelia and Michael Bessie book."
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
Topic:
Science--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_679040