Science at the Extreme Scientists on the Cutting Edge of Discovery

Name: Science at the Extreme Scientists on the Cutting Edge of Discovery
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ISBN: 9780071400299

ISBN-10: 007140029X

ISBN-13: 9780071400299

Edition: 2003

Authors: Peter Lane Taylor, Thomas E. Lovejoy

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The experiences of nine extreme scientists show that there is a special breed of scientists who will go anywhere, from scuba diving in crushing glaciers to hanging from suspension bridges, to get the data they need.

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List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 7.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: The Next Frontier	p. 1
Earth: The Timeless World	p. 7
The Comeback King	p. 11
This Is Your Brain ... This Is Your Brain on Sulfur	p. 37
Air: The High Frontier	p. 61
Are You My Mother?	p. 65
Sitting on Top of the World	p. 93
Bridge over Troubled Waters	p. 119
Fire: The Infernal Planet	p. 147
Too Hot to Handle	p. 151
Water: Planet Water	p. 175
One Small Step for Inner Space	p. 179
It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Munched	p. 205
The Ice Man Cometh	p. 231
Sources	p. 259
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