The Scientists: A History of Science Told Through the Lives of its Greatest Inventors.Beginning with Copernicus and the shift from mysticism to reason, Gribbin tracks 50O years of Western-science history through the life stories of the people who charted the course. The text is enlivened en·liv·en tr.v. en·liv·ened, en·liv·en·ing, en·liv·ens To make lively or spirited; animate. en·liv  en·er n. by anecdotes that define the characters and their achievements. For instance, genetics pioneer Gregor Mendel couldn't afford to attend a university and so pursued his interests at a monastery, where he toiled with now-famous pea plants. All fields of science Fields of science are widely-recognized categories of specialized expertise within science, and typically embody their own terminology and nomenclature.Natural sciences
Branch of physics that deals with the relationship between electricity and magnetism. Their merger into one concept is tied to three historical events. Hans C. , Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, and Joseph Black's discovery of carbon monoxide carbon monoxide, chemical compound, CO, a colorless, odorless, tasteless, extremely poisonous gas that is less dense than air under ordinary conditions. It is very slightly soluble in water and burns in air with a characteristic blue flame, producing carbon dioxide; . Gribbin carefully illustrates how each such accomplishment, rather than being an isolated advance, has been part of a burgeoning scientific revolution that continues today. RH, 2003, 646 p., b&w photos/illus., hardcover, $35.00. |
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