Oxford Portraits in Science – serie
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Isaac Newton
And the Scientific Revolution
Inbunden, 1996
517 kr
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In 1665, when an epidemic of the plague forced Cambridge University to close, Isaac Newton, then a young, undistinguished scholar, returned to his childhood home in rural England. Away from his colleagues and professors, Newton embarked on one of the greatest intellectual odysseys in the history of …
Alexander Graham Bell
Making Connections
Inbunden, 2013
560 kr
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Alexander Graham Bell forever changed the world. The telephone and his many other landmark inventions rank among the most transforming and enduring of the modern era. But it was his work with the deaf, teaching as well as inventing tools to ease communication, that he considered his life's work. …
Marie Curie
And the Science of Radioactivity
Häftad, 2008
269 kr
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Marie Curie discovered radium and went on to lead the scientific community in studying the theory behind and the uses of radioactivity. She left a vast legacy to future scientists through her research, her teaching, and her contributions to the welfare of humankind. She was the first person to win …
Ernest Rutherford
And the Explosion of Atoms
Inbunden, 2003
474 kr
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An engaging biography that captures the excitement of the early days of nuclear physics, Ernest Rutherford tells the story of the down-to-earth New Zealander who became one of the foremost pioneers of subatomic physics. Rutherford's achievements were numerous and included:* Inventing a detector for …
Nicolaus Copernicus
Making the Earth a Planet
Av Owen Gingerich, James MacLachlan
Inbunden, 2005
500 kr
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Born in Poland in 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus launched a quiet revolution. No scientist so radically transformed our understanding of our place in the universe as this curious bishop's doctor and church official. In his quest to discover a beautiful and coherent system to describe the motions of the …
