LEADER 00000cam a22005534a 4500 001 ocm58535935 005 20060510114748.0 008 050307t20052005nyua b 001 0 eng 010 2005040854 020 0375421688|qhardcover 024 30 9780375421686 (hardcover)|d53250 035 (OCoLC)ocm58535935 035 406380 040 DLC|beng|cDLC|dBAKER|dC#P|dUPZ|dBUR 042 pcc 049 RIDM 050 00 Q180.55.D57|bL54 2005 082 00 509|222 090 Q180.55.D57 L54 2005 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. 648 7 20th century|2fast 650 0 Discoveries in science|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh93003312|xHistoriography.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh00006046 650 0 Discoveries in science|xHistory|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh2009123481|y20th century|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476|vSources. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012007 650 0 Science|xHistoriography.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85118569 650 0 Science|xHistory|y20th century|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh2008111330|vSources.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012007 650 7 Discoveries in science.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/894959 650 7 Historiography.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/958221 650 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/958235 650 7 Science|xHistoriography.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/1108259 650 7 Science.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1108176 655 7 Sources.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423900 901 MARCIVE 20231220 935 406380 994 C0|bRID
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