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- Ashall, Frank
- ISBN
- 9780521589536
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521589533
ISBN-13
9780521589536
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1046768
Product Key Features
Book Title
Remarkable Discoveries!
Number of Pages
292 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, History
Publication Year
1996
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
'... helps interested readers prepare for the new miracles of science and leaves them also eager to learn more about them'.The Chemical Intelligencer, "Ashall is a fresh voice in popular science writing. In a book directed at those with little knowledge of the scientific world and its major figures, he covers 18 topics, most in life sciences...Ashall is an able expository writer who doesn't spare the reader the language of experiments, giving this anthology an air of immediacy and authenticity." Publishers Weekly, '... helps interested readers prepare for the new miracles of science and leaves them also eager to learn more about them'. The Chemical Intelligencer, 'Diverting, readable … but where it scores is in the way it sets discoveries - such as X rays, buckminsterfullerene and DNA in context and also explains them. Very good for project work.' Vivienne Parry, Tomorrow's World web site, March 1997, "Remarkable Discoveries! is an enlightening and informative celebration of scientific achievement, succeeding within its own modest ambitions." Times Literary Supplement, 'Diverting, readable ... but where it scores is in the way it sets discoveries - such as X rays, buckminsterfullerene and DNA in context and also explains them. Very good for project work.' Vivienne Parry, Tomorrow's World web site, March 1997, '… helps interested readers prepare for the new miracles of science and leaves them also eager to learn more about them'. The Chemical Intelligencer, ‘… helps interested readers prepare for the new miracles of science and leaves them also eager to learn more about them’.The Chemical Intelligencer, ‘Diverting, readable … but where it scores is in the way it sets discoveries - such as X rays, buckminsterfullerene and DNA in context and also explains them. Very good for project work.’Vivienne Parry, Tomorrow's World web site, March 1997
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
509
Table Of Content
Preface; Useful information; 1. The father of electricity; 2. One giant leap for mankind; 3. Medicine's marvellous rays; 4. Things that glow in the dark; 5. Parcels of light; 6. Dr Einstein's fountain pen; 7. The Big Bang, or how it all began; 8. Molecular soccerballs; 9. Jostling plates, earthquakes and volcanoes; 10. Soda pop, phlogiston and Lavoisier's oxygen; 11. Of beer, vinegar, milk, silk and germs; 12. Of milkmaids, chickens and mad dogs; 13. Malaria's cunning seeds; 14. Penicillin from pure pursuits; 15. DNA, the alphabet of life; 16. Cutting DNA with molecular scissors; 17. DNA, the molecular detective; 18. Magic bullets; Further Reading; Index.
Synopsis
Takes the reader on an exhilarating tour through scientific discoveries that have benefited humanity., Will McCabe arrives in New York City with specific instructions-bring Samantha Holmes back to Laramie, Texas, for her estranged brother's wedding. Reluctantly she agrees to go with him. But Samantha's determined not to stay...and not to fall for the irresistible Will. Convincing the fiery brunette to come back with him is one thing. But Will realizes hedoeswant her to stay in Laramie-and convincing her to do that is another thing altogether. To Samantha's surprise, life in small-town Texas is beginning to grow on her, and so is Will. Does that mean there could betwoweddings in Laramie?, Remarkable Discoveries shows how scientists have made great discoveries that have pushed back the frontiers of knowledge and have changed the way we look at the world. Frank Ashall, scientist and writer, takes us on a magical mystery tour of eighteen major scientific discoveries. Electricity, X-rays, DNA fingerprinting and the Big Bang are but a few of the achievements on which the author writes. We delve into the world of the researcher and experience the excitement as each discovery is unfolded. Can we thank chance or just intelligence and hard work for the scientists' success? The personalities, the trials, the triumphs are all here. Remarkable Discoveries takes the reader on an exhilarating tour through some of the major scientific discoveries that have benefited humanity., Remarkable Discoveries is an enthusiastic and engaging narrative that explores eighteen exciting discoveries--found in all areas of science--that have had a profound impact on modern life. Writing in an informative yet relaxed style, the author relates the histories of such fascinating discoveries as electricity, DNA, microbes, plate tectonics, and x-rays. He emphasizes the personalities involved, the role of serendipity, and the elements of surprise and wonder that often accompany scientific research. This book's wonderful vignettes, related in highly readable prose, will leave any reader intrigued and informed., Remarkable Discoveries shows how scientists have made great discoveries that have pushed back the frontiers of knowledge and have changed the way we look at the world. Frank Ashall, scientist and writer, takes us on a magical mystery tour of eighteen major scientific discoveries.
LC Classification Number
Q180.55.D57A78 1996
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