Galileo's Finger The Ten Great Ideas of Science

Name: Galileo's Finger The Ten Great Ideas of Science
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ISBN: 9780198609414

ISBN-10: 0198609418

ISBN-13: 9780198609414

Edition: 2004

Authors: Peter Atkins

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Any literate person should be familiar with the central ideas of modern science. In his sparkling new book, Peter Atkins introduces his choice of the ten great ideas of science. With wit, charm, patience, and astonishing insights, he leads the reader through the emergence of the concepts, and then presents them in a strikingly effective manner. At the same time, he works into his engaging narrative an illustration of the scientific method and shows how simple ideas can have enormous consequences. His choice of the ten great ideas are: * Evolution occurs by natural selection, in which the early attempts at explaining the origin of species is followed by an account of the modern approach and…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/16/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Prologue: The Emergence of Understanding



Evolution: The Emergence of Complexity



Dna: The Rationalization of Biology



Energy: The Universalization of Accountancy



Entropy: The Spring of Change



Atoms: The Reduction of Matter



Symmetry: The Quantification of Beauty



Quanta: The Simplification of Understanding



Cosmology: The Globalization of Reality



Spacetime: The Arena of Action



Arithmetic: The Limits of Reason


Epilogue: The Future of Understanding


Further reading


Acknowledgements


Index