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Elegance in science : the beauty of simplicity /
"Science is often thought of as a methodical but dull activity. But the finest science, the breakthroughs most admired and respected by scientists themselves, is characterized by elegance." "What does elegance mean in the context of science? Economy is a considerable part of it; creat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The meaning of elegance
- Celestial mechanics : the route to Newton
- Bringing the heavens down to earth
- So what is heat?
- Elegance and electricity
- Throwing light on light : with the story of Thomas Young
- How do nerves work?
- Information handling in the brain
- The genetic code
- Epilogue : a cautionary tale.