On Giants' Shoulders: Great Scientists and Their Discoveries from Archimedes to DNA
Autor Melvyn Braggen Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 feb 1999
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780340712603
ISBN-10: 0340712600
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: portraits
Dimensiuni: 166 x 197 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton
Colecția Sceptre
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0340712600
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: portraits
Dimensiuni: 166 x 197 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton
Colecția Sceptre
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Recenzii
'Enchanting ... if anything will unlock the Aladdin's cave of science to a general readership it is Melvyn Bragg's approach'
A fascinating exploration forthe lay reader into the leagacy of 12 of the greatest figures in science form Archimedes to Galileo an dNewton to Einstein, Crick and Watson with the help of leading contemporary scientists..
Publishing News 30 .10 .98
What a wonderful way to approach a difficult subject. Take 12 of the world's greatest scientists from Archimedes to Watson and then not only outline their scientific achievements but also discuss the implications with our present greatest... The consequence is a potted history and debate on the past and its influence on the present, resulting an enlightened view of science. Brilliant.
News Extra 30. 10. 98
...Bragg plays the part of the interested, intelligent layman, asking the questions on behalf of the reader, and since this is what he really is, the device works perfectly.
The Good Book Guide 11. 98
'It's hard to see how this volume, based on a Radio 4 series, could be improved on as an introduction to science. A dozen scientific greats, from Archimedes to Einstein, are dazzlingly illuminated by successors working in the same fields...Sparks fly between contributors on Darwin. This is science told with passion'
Independent on Saturday 13.2.99
'OGS is an informative, spirited guide to the history of science and the individuals who have shaped it, from Archimedes to Crick and Watson. Bragg encourages debate between leading scientists on the significance of science, its place in society through the ages and the impact of individual genius. Brief chronologies and a bibliography complement the concise, yet thorough, chapters...'
The Observer 21.3.99
'A stunningly simple idea...a populist, highly entertaining study of science past, present and future. The approach is genuinely invigorating and the contents are all set out in delicioius and highly digestible morsels. Recommended reading'
The Scotsman 6.3.99
'a Clever and illuminating approach...he rounds up the best contemporary science writers and challenges them to explain the importance of the "greats"'
Venue (Bristol) March 99
'A dozen scientific greats, from Archimedes to Einstein, are dazzlingly illuminated by contemporary experts in the same field.'
'Sparks fly between contributors on Darwin. This is science told with passion.'
(unknown)
A fascinating exploration forthe lay reader into the leagacy of 12 of the greatest figures in science form Archimedes to Galileo an dNewton to Einstein, Crick and Watson with the help of leading contemporary scientists..
Publishing News 30 .10 .98
What a wonderful way to approach a difficult subject. Take 12 of the world's greatest scientists from Archimedes to Watson and then not only outline their scientific achievements but also discuss the implications with our present greatest... The consequence is a potted history and debate on the past and its influence on the present, resulting an enlightened view of science. Brilliant.
News Extra 30. 10. 98
...Bragg plays the part of the interested, intelligent layman, asking the questions on behalf of the reader, and since this is what he really is, the device works perfectly.
The Good Book Guide 11. 98
'It's hard to see how this volume, based on a Radio 4 series, could be improved on as an introduction to science. A dozen scientific greats, from Archimedes to Einstein, are dazzlingly illuminated by successors working in the same fields...Sparks fly between contributors on Darwin. This is science told with passion'
Independent on Saturday 13.2.99
'OGS is an informative, spirited guide to the history of science and the individuals who have shaped it, from Archimedes to Crick and Watson. Bragg encourages debate between leading scientists on the significance of science, its place in society through the ages and the impact of individual genius. Brief chronologies and a bibliography complement the concise, yet thorough, chapters...'
The Observer 21.3.99
'A stunningly simple idea...a populist, highly entertaining study of science past, present and future. The approach is genuinely invigorating and the contents are all set out in delicioius and highly digestible morsels. Recommended reading'
The Scotsman 6.3.99
'a Clever and illuminating approach...he rounds up the best contemporary science writers and challenges them to explain the importance of the "greats"'
Venue (Bristol) March 99
'A dozen scientific greats, from Archimedes to Einstein, are dazzlingly illuminated by contemporary experts in the same field.'
'Sparks fly between contributors on Darwin. This is science told with passion.'
(unknown)
Textul de pe ultima copertă
Explore the twelve greatest minds in the history of science with some of todays top scientific thinkers Ranging from the foundation of hydrostatics in the third century b.c. to the discovery of DNAs structure in our own time, On Giants Shoulders is an accessible and thought–provoking round table on the seminal discoveries of science and the originators behind them. "Well–known English journalist Melvyn Bragg presents stimulating portraits . . . [and] well–rounded evaluations of each pioneers life and influence."Publishers Weekly "What makes this book work so well is that Bragg is a fine journalist applying his skills as an outsider to blow away the pretensions and reveal some of the mechanics and motivations of what is still a remarkably closed world." New Scientist "Each life is pored over in a brief but brilliant intellectual postmortem with the help of prominent contemporary scientists. . . . Here are the paranoia, the blind alleys of research, the rivalry, and many collisions of intellectual heavyweights. . . . On Giants Shoulders holds delights for both scientist and lay person."KEVIN OSULLIVAN, Irish Times "What makes the result special is Braggs unusual relationship to his subject. His gentle probing and the selection of material address exactly the questions about science and scientists that interest outsiders."JOHN GRIBBIN, The Independent "This is an enchanting book, because it is a book produced by a clever man listening intently. . . . Science is not, in truth, a daunting alien territory. But characteristically, it seems to want to tell us the answers dogmatically, before we are sure what questions we would like to ask. On Giants Shoulders asks just those kinds of questions."LISA JARDINE, The Times (London)
Cuprins
Archimedes (C. 287 BC–212 BC) (L. Jardine, et al.). Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) (M. Biagioli, et al.).
Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) (J. Gribbin, et al.).
Antoine Lavoisier (1743–1794) (P. Atkins, et al.).
Michael Faraday (1791–1867) (G. Cantor, et al.).
Charles Darwin (1809–1882) (J. Browne, et al.).
Jules Henri Poincaré (1854–1912) (J. Green, et al.).
Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) (S. Greenfield, et al.).
Marie Curie (1867–1934) (F. Balibar, et al.).
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) (J. Burnell, et al.).
Francis Crick (1916–) and James Watson (1928–) (J. Watson, et al.).
Where Are We Now? (I. Aleksander, et al.).
Further Reading.
Acknowledgments.
Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) (J. Gribbin, et al.).
Antoine Lavoisier (1743–1794) (P. Atkins, et al.).
Michael Faraday (1791–1867) (G. Cantor, et al.).
Charles Darwin (1809–1882) (J. Browne, et al.).
Jules Henri Poincaré (1854–1912) (J. Green, et al.).
Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) (S. Greenfield, et al.).
Marie Curie (1867–1934) (F. Balibar, et al.).
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) (J. Burnell, et al.).
Francis Crick (1916–) and James Watson (1928–) (J. Watson, et al.).
Where Are We Now? (I. Aleksander, et al.).
Further Reading.
Acknowledgments.
Notă biografică
MELVYN BRAGG is an acclaimed journalist and author in England, host of the popular television interview show the South Bank Show, and of the BBC radio show Start the Week. He is the author of seventeen novels and five works of nonfiction, including biographies of Richard Burton and Laurence Olivier.