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1 online resource (volumes 1) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
v. 1. Geology: the great heat engine: modeling Earth's dynamics -- Photosynthesis: artificial photosynthesis: chemical and biological systems for converting light to electricity and fuels --Dynamical systems: when the simple is complex: new mathematical approaches to learning about the universe -- Astrophysics: looking farther in space and time --Gene regulation: gene control: transcription factors and mechanisms -- Magnetic resonance imaging: new breakthroughs in medical diagnostics -- Computation: beyond theory and experiment: seeing the world through scientific computation -- Atmospheric science: research and regulation: science's contribution to the public debate --Neural networks: computational neuroscience: a window to understanding how the brain works -- Physics: quasicrystals and superconductors: advances in condensed matter physics. |
Summary |
Annotation At Frontiers of Science symposia, leading young scientists present and discuss their work with their peers in other fields, at a level intelligible across fields (e.g. a molecular biologist makes a presentation understandable to a geologist and vice versa). This book was a collaborative effort on the part of science writer Greenwood and 1990 symposium presenters to share the "frontiers" with a wider audience--scientists in various fields and serious lay readers; future volumes are planned for the 1991 and 1992 symposia. The following topics are addressed in separate chapters: geology, photosynthesis, dynamical systems, astrophysics, gene regulation, magnetic resonance imaging, computation, atmospheric science, neural networks, and physics. Each chapter contains a bibliography and a recommended reading list. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Discoveries in science.
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Discoveries in science. |
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Science.
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Science. |
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Electronic books.
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Overzichten (vorm)
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Added Author |
Bartusiak, Marcia, 1950-
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Burke, Barbara A.
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Edelson, Edward, 1932-2013.
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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
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Other Form: |
Print version: Greenwood, Addison. Science at the frontier. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1992- 0309045924 (DLC) 93106810 (OCoLC)27888311 |
ISBN |
0585168423 (electronic book) |
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9780585168425 (electronic book) |
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0309045924 |
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9780309045926 |
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