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100 1  Lightman, Alan P.,|d1948-|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/
       names/n79063644 
245 14 The discoveries /|cAlan Lightman. 
250    1st ed. 
264  1 New York :|bPantheon Books,|c[2005] 
264  4 |c©2005 
300    xviii, 553 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  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. 
520    An unprecedented explosion of creativity, insight, and 
       breakthrough occurred in every field of science in the 
       last century. These discoveries profoundly changed the way
       we understand the world and our place in it. Now physicist
       and novelist Lightman tells the stories of two dozen of 
       the most seminal discoveries. He paints the intellectual 
       and emotional landscape of each discovery, portrays the 
       personalities and human drama of the scientists involved, 
       and explains the significance and impact of the work. He 
       explores such questions as whether there were common 
       patterns of research, whether the discoveries were 
       accidental or intentional, and whether the scientists were
       aware of or oblivious to the significance of what they had
       found. Finally, Lightman gives a guided tour through each 
       of the original papers, which are included in the book.--
       From publisher description. 
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