Remarkable Discoveries! (Hardcover, New)

Cambridge University Press continues to maintain the high standards set by the first books in its new popular science series. Although a biochemist by trade, Frank Ashall spreads his net eclectically across the world of scientific research to recount stories about electricity and radio waves, the quantum world, relativity, and the Big Bang, as well as the contributions to be expected on disease, drugs and DNA. Easy to read, fun to dip into, and provided with a good bibliography to enable the interested reader to pursue more detailed investigations of topics that whet his or her appetite. (Kirkus UK)

Remarkable Discoveries! is an enthusiastic and engaging narrative that explores eighteen exciting discoveries, found in all areas of science, that have had a profound impact on modern life. Writing without technical jargon, the author relates the histories of such fascinating discoveries as electricity, DNA, microbes, plate tectonics, and x-rays, emphasizing the personalities involved, the role of serendipity, and the element of surprise and wonder that often accompanies scientific research. The intriguing vignettes related in easy-to-read prose leave the reader eager to know more about the world of science and scientists.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1994
First published:	1994
Authors:	Frank Ashall (Retired Physician/Assistant Professor of Biochemistry)
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	292
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-43317-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
LSN:	0-521-43317-7
Barcode:	9780521433174

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