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Science & the written word : science, technology, and society /
In order to meet the growing scientific requirements of an increasingly complex society, it is essential for us to have an appreciation of the power and breadth of science. Science and the Written Word is a collection of interviews featuring some of the world's greatest scientists and Nobel Pri...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Genes, Girls, and Gamow; 2. "Ben Franklin's Scientific Amusements"; 3. The Same and Not the Same; 4. The God Particle; 5. "The Purine Path to Chemotherapy"; 6. The Discovery of Radioimmunoassay; 7. Rosalyn Yalow Nobel Laureate: Her Life and Work in Medicine; 8. In Search of Divine Reality: Science as a Source for Inspiration; 9. Atomic Fragments: A Daughter's Questions; 10. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth; 11. Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics
- 12. Crystal Fire: The Birth of the Information AgeBiographical Notes; Index