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The Discoveries - Great Breakthroughs in 20th-Century Science, Including the Original Papers (Paperback)
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The Discoveries - Great Breakthroughs in 20th-Century Science, Including the Original Papers (Paperback)
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An extraordinarily accessible, illuminating chronicle of the great
moments of scientific discovery in the 20th century, and an
exploration into the minds of the remarkable men and women behind
them.
We know and read the literary masterpieces; how many of us have had
the opportunity not only to read but understand the masterpieces of
science that describe the very moment of discovery? The last
century has seen an explosion of creativity and insight that led to
breakthroughs in every field of science: from the theory of
relativity to the first quantum model of the atom to the mapping of
the structure of DNA, these discoveries profoundly changed how we
understand the world and our place in it.
Alan Lightman tells the stories of two dozen breakthroughs made by
such brilliant scientists as Einstein, Bohr, McClintock and
Pauling, among others, drawing on his unique background as a
scientist and novelist to reveal the process of scientific
discovery at its greatest. He outlines the intellectual and
emotional landscape of each discovery, portrays the personalities
and human drama of the scientists involved, and explains the
significance and impact of the work. Finally, he gives an
unprecedented and exhilarating guided tour through each of the
original papers.
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