Beautiful Experiments - An Illustrated History of Experimental Science

Featuring two hundred color plates, this history of the craft of scientific inquiry is as exquisite as the experiments whose stories it shares.   This illustrated history of experimental science is more than just a celebration of the ingenuity that scientists and natural philosophers have used throughout the ages to study—and to change—the world. Here we see in intricate detail experiments that have, in some way or another, exhibited elegance and beauty: in their design, their conception, and their execution. Celebrated science writer Philip Ball invites readers to marvel at and admire the craftsmanship of scientific instruments and apparatus on display, from the earliest microscopes to the giant particle colliders of today. With Ball as our expert guide, we are encouraged to think carefully about what experiments are, what they mean, and how they are used. Ranging across millennia and geographies, Beautiful Experiments demonstrates why “experiment� remains a contested notion in science, while also exploring how we came to understand the way the world functions, what it contains, and where the pursuit of that understanding has brought us today.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Philip Ball
Dimensions:	248 x 191 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-82582-3
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-226-82582-5
Barcode:	9780226825823

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