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This book covers, in chronological order, all the key discoveries and remarkable minds in each scientific field, including Aristotle's geocentric model of the cosmos, Darwin's theory of evolution, Newton's theory of gravity and Einstein's theory of relativity. Also included are fascinating anecdotes about the lives of influential scientists: learn how Ptolemy fixed his results to match his theories; Freud used cocaine to expand his mind; and Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, was banned from using university computers after being caught hacking.
Revealing how human curiosity knows no bounds, and how the field of science has evolved over the last 2,500 years, this book breaks everything down into easily digestible sections to give a broad overview of the fascinating history of science.
This book covers, in chronological order, all the key discoveries and remarkable minds in each scientific field, including Aristotle's geocentric model of the cosmos, Darwin's theory of evolution, Newton's theory of gravity and Einstein's theory of relativity. Also included are fascinating anecdotes about the lives of influential scientists: learn how Ptolemy fixed his results to match his theories; Freud used cocaine to expand his mind; and Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, was banned from using university computers after being caught hacking.
Revealing how human curiosity knows no bounds, and how the field of science has evolved over the last 2,500 years, this book breaks everything down into easily digestible sections to give a broad overview of the fascinating history of science.
Meredith MacArdle is a writer and editor who lives in London. After studying Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge, she worked in public relations and then book publishing. Meredith specializes in history and the books she has written include The History of Ancient Asia, The History of the World Quiz Book and Think You Know it All? History.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Technik allg. |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 224 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781789290714 |
| ISBN-10: | 1789290716 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 4737 |
| Einband: | Paperback |
| Autor: |
Chalton, Nicola
MacArdle, Meredith |
| Illustrator: | Pascal Thivillon |
| Hersteller: | Michael O'Mara Publications |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com |
| Abbildungen: | b/w line illustrations / diagrams throughout |
| Maße: | 198 x 129 x 16 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Nicola Chalton (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.05.2019 |
| Gewicht: | 0,216 kg |
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