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A century of nature : twenty-one discoveries that changed science and the world /

Offering a firsthand chronicle of some of the most decisive moments in twentieth century science, this volume will interest anyone who wants to relive the thrill (or frustration) of scientific discovery.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Garwin, Laura, Lincoln, Tim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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880 0 |6 505-00/(S  |a Foreword / by Steven Weinberg -- Preface / by Laura Garwin and Tim Lincoln -- Chronology of twentieth-century science -- Raymond Dart and our African origins / C.K. Brain -- 1925: "Australopithecus africanus: the man-ape of South Africa" / Raymond A. Dart -- Electrons make waves / Akira Tonomura -- 1927: "The scattering of electrons by a single crystal of nickel" / C. Davisson and L.H. Germer -- The atom completed / Maurice Goldhaber -- 1932: "Possible existence of a neutron" / J. Chadwick -- Superfluidity: a new state of matter / Allan Griffin -- 1938: "Viscosity of liquid helium below the λ-point" / P. Kapitza -- From nuclear physics to nuclear weapons / Joseph Rotblat -- 1939: "Disintegration of uranium by neutrons: a new type of nuclear reaction" / Lise Meitner and O.R. Frisch -- The double helix / Sydney Brenner -- 1953: "A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid" / J.D. Watson and F.H.C. Crick -- Dawn of structural biology / Gregory A. Petsko -- 1958: "A three-dimensional model of the myoglobin molecule obtained by X-ray analysis" / J.C. Kendrew, G. Bodo, H.M. Dintzis, R.G. Parrish, H. Wyckoff, and D.C. Phillips -- The first laser / Charles H. Townes -- 1960: "Stimulated optical radiation in ruby" / T.H. Maiman -- The quasar enigma / Malcolm Longair -- 1963: "3C 273: a star-like object with large red-shift" / M. Schmidt -- Seafloor magnetism and drifting continents / Dan McKenzie -- 1963: "Magnetic anomalies over oceanic ridges" / F.J. Vine and D.H. Matthews -- Stellar timekeepers / Joseph H. Taylor -- 1968: "Observation of a rapidly pulsating radio source" / A. Hewish, S.J. Bell, J.D.H. Pilkington, P.F. Scott, and R.A. Collins -- Viruses reverse the genetic flow / Robin A. Weiss -- 1970: "RNA-dependent DNA polymerase in virions of RNA tumour viruses" / David Baltimore ; "RNA-dependent DNA polymerase in virions of Rous sarcoma virus" / Howard M. Temin and Satoshi Mizutani -- Images of body and brain / Marcus E. Raichle -- 1973: "Image formation by induced local interactions: examples employing nuclear magnetic resonance" / P.C. Lauterbur -- Journey to the T cell / Jonathan C. Howard -- 1974: "Restriction of in vitro T cell-mediated cytotoxicity in lymphocytic choriomeningitis within a syngeneic or semiallogeneic system" / R.M. Zinkernagel and P.C. Doherty -- Molecular switches for "animal electricity" / Fred J. Sigworth -- 1976: "Single-channel currents recorded from membrane of denervated frog muscle fibres" / Erwin Neher and Bert Sakmann -- DNA sequencing: the silent revolution / Peter Little -- 1977: "Nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage [phi]X174 DNA" / F. Sanger, G.M. Air, B.G. Barrell, N.L. Brown, A.R. Coulson, J.C. Fiddes, C.A. Hutchison III, P.M. Slocombe, and M. Smith -- The blueprint of animals revealed / Ginés Morata -- 1980: "Mutations affecting segment number and polarity in Drosophila" / Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and Eric Wieschaus -- A hole in Earth's shield / Richard S. Stolarski -- 1985: "Large losses of total ozone in Antarctica reveal seasonal ClOx/NOx interaction" / J.C. Farman, B.G. Gardiner, and J.D. Shanklin -- Carbon cages and carbon tubes / Philip Ball -- 1985: "C₆₀: buckminsterfullerene" / H.W. Kroto, J.R. Heath, S.C. O'Brien, R.F. Curl, and R.E. Smalley -- Seeking other solar systems / Gordon A.H. Walker -- 1995: "A Jupiter-mass companion to a solar-type star" / Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz -- Dolly! / Davor Solter --1997: "Viable offspring derived from fetal and adult mammalian cells" / I. Wilmut, A.E. Schnieke, J. McWhir, A.J. Kind, and K.H.S. Campbell. 
880 0 |6 505-01/(S  |a Foreword / by Steven Weinberg -- Preface / by Laura Garwin and Tim Lincoln -- Chronology of twentieth-century science -- Raymond Dart and our African origins / C.K. Brain -- 1925: "Australopithecus africanus: the man-ape of South Africa" / Raymond A. Dart -- Electrons make waves / Akira Tonomura -- 1927: "The scattering of electrons by a single crystal of nickel" / C. Davisson and L.H. Germer -- The atom completed / Maurice Goldhaber -- 1932: "Possible existence of a neutron" / J. Chadwick -- Superfluidity: a new state of matter / Allan Griffin -- 1938: "Viscosity of liquid helium below the λ-point" / P. Kapitza -- From nuclear physics to nuclear weapons / Joseph Rotblat -- 1939: "Disintegration of uranium by neutrons: a new type of nuclear reaction" / Lise Meitner and O.R. Frisch -- The double helix / Sydney Brenner -- 1953: "A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid" / J.D. Watson and F.H.C. Crick -- Dawn of structural biology / Gregory A. Petsko -- 1958: "A three-dimensional model of the myoglobin molecule obtained by X-ray analysis" / J.C. Kendrew, G. Bodo, H.M. Dintzis, R.G. Parrish, H. Wyckoff, and D.C. Phillips -- The first laser / Charles H. Townes -- 1960: "Stimulated optical radiation in ruby" / T.H. Maiman -- The quasar enigma / Malcolm Longair -- 1963: "3C 273: a star-like object with large red-shift" / M. Schmidt -- Seafloor magnetism and drifting continents / Dan McKenzie -- 1963: "Magnetic anomalies over oceanic ridges" / F.J. Vine and D.H. Matthews -- Stellar timekeepers / Joseph H. Taylor -- 1968: "Observation of a rapidly pulsating radio source" / A. Hewish, S.J. Bell, J.D.H. Pilkington, P.F. Scott, and R.A. Collins -- Viruses reverse the genetic flow / Robin A. Weiss -- 1970: "RNA-dependent DNA polymerase in virions of RNA tumour viruses" / David Baltimore ; "RNA-dependent DNA polymerase in virions of Rous sarcoma virus" / Howard M. Temin and Satoshi Mizutani -- Images of body and brain / Marcus E. Raichle -- 1973: "Image formation by induced local interactions: examples employing nuclear magnetic resonance" / P.C. Lauterbur -- Journey to the T cell / Jonathan C. Howard -- 1974: "Restriction of in vitro T cell-mediated cytotoxicity in lymphocytic choriomeningitis within a syngeneic or semiallogeneic system" / R.M. Zinkernagel and P.C. Doherty -- Molecular switches for "animal electricity" / Fred J. Sigworth -- 1976: "Single-channel currents recorded from membrane of denervated frog muscle fibres" / Erwin Neher and Bert Sakmann -- DNA sequencing: the silent revolution / Peter Little -- 1977: "Nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage [phi]X174 DNA" / F. Sanger, G.M. Air, B.G. Barrell, N.L. Brown, A.R. Coulson, J.C. Fiddes, C.A. Hutchison III, P.M. Slocombe, and M. Smith -- The blueprint of animals revealed / Ginés Morata -- 1980: "Mutations affecting segment number and polarity in Drosophila" / Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and Eric Wieschaus -- A hole in Earth's shield / Richard S. Stolarski -- 1985: "Large losses of total ozone in Antarctica reveal seasonal ClOx/NOx interaction" / J.C. Farman, B.G. Gardiner, and J.D. Shanklin -- Carbon cages and carbon tubes / Philip Ball -- 1985: "C₆₀: buckminsterfullerene" / H.W. Kroto, J.R. Heath, S.C. O'Brien, R.F. Curl, and R.E. Smalley -- Seeking other solar systems / Gordon A.H. Walker -- 1995: "A Jupiter-mass companion to a solar-type star" / Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz -- Dolly! / Davor Solter --1997: "Viable offspring derived from fetal and adult mammalian cells" / I. Wilmut, A.E. Schnieke, J. McWhir, A.J. Kind, and K.H.S. Campbell. 
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