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Science in Action John Lenihan

Science in Action By John Lenihan

Science in Action by John Lenihan


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Science in Action Summary

Science in Action by John Lenihan

In Science in Action, John Lenihan shares his irrepressible enthusiasm for science. With characteristic wit and humor, he explains how science affects our daily lives in diverse areas such as medicine, poetry, politics, the environment, and the paranormal-cheerfully debunking some popular pseudo-scientific myths along the way.
John Fleming's delightful cartoons add wry comment to the text, making this a book enjoyable to read time and again.

Science in Action Reviews

This book is a sheer delight. It is so rare that one can enjoy reading about science, with a sense of fun and relaxation, but this is one such unusual occasion.
-School Science Review

The whole development of science and technology are presented in such an enjoyable and palatable way that one might ask why such a book has not appeared before.
-New Scientist

Table of Contents

Why Things Work: Man against the floorboards. A shocking story. Science and the bagpipe. History: The experiment that didn't work. How science doesn't happen. Science and Society: Relation of poetry to science. Fallout and health. Disco-deafness - the hazard that never was. Earth, Sun and Stars: Festival day for Vulcan. Sun dials tell more than the time. Wandering continents. Sums and such: Trying to get numbers to be random enough. The cross that every schoolboy knows. The Living World: A sense that is not to be sneezed at. The sound of medicine. Grass is good for you. People: The poisonous art of the Borgias. I taught Wittgenstein. Follies and conceits: Diving geometry. Stars in daylight. Science and the supernatural.

Additional information

GOR003700482
9780854980413
0854980415
Science in Action by John Lenihan
Used - Well Read
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
19900101
236
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book. We do our best to provide good quality books for you to read, but there is no escaping the fact that it has been owned and read by someone else previously. Therefore it will show signs of wear and may be an ex library book

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