Science by Pete Moore

Science by Pete Moore

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Gives you the stories behind the brilliance, brainstorming, set backs, and formulae from cosmology and mathematics, physics and chemistry, and tells you why they are of central importance in your life. This book considers how we came to understand Quantum Theory, electromagnetism, relativity and thermodynamics.

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Science by Pete Moore

The 50 most influential scientists and scientific breakthroughs that shaped our world. Spanning four thousand years of civilisation, the Little Book of Big Ideas: Science gives you the stories behind the brilliance, brainstorming, set backs, and formulae from cosmology and mathematics, physics and chemistry, and tells you why they are of central importance in your life. Consider how we came to understand Quantum Theory, electromagnetism, relativity and thermodynamics Trace the formulae for the structure of the atom, the Periodic Table, the laws of gases and absolute zero. Discover the equation for pi, for the Big Bang, and for the structure of the Milky Way.and much more...
Dr Pete Moore is a medical journalist and Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, Bristol. He is Chairman of the Medical Journalists' Association and winner of numerous journalism awards.
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ISBN 13 9780713674941
ISBN 10 0713674946
Title Science
Author Pete Moore
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2006-02-09
Number of pages 144
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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