Ten Most Beautiful Experiments
by George Johnson /
2008 / English / PDF
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From the acclaimed New York Times science writer George Johnson, an
irresistible book on the ten most fascinating experiments in the
history of science -- moments when a curious soul posed a
particularly eloquent question to nature and received a crisp,
unambiguous reply. Johnson takes us to those times when the world
seemed filled with mysterious forces, when scientists were dazzled
by light, by electricity, and by the beating of the hearts they
laid bare on the dissecting table. The scientists include: Galileo,
William Harvey, Isaac Newton, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Luigi
Galvani, Michael Faraday, James Joule, A.A. Michelson, Ivan Pavlov,
and Robert Millikan. 75 drawings. Restores some of the romance to
science.
From the acclaimed New York Times science writer George Johnson, an
irresistible book on the ten most fascinating experiments in the
history of science -- moments when a curious soul posed a
particularly eloquent question to nature and received a crisp,
unambiguous reply. Johnson takes us to those times when the world
seemed filled with mysterious forces, when scientists were dazzled
by light, by electricity, and by the beating of the hearts they
laid bare on the dissecting table. The scientists include: Galileo,
William Harvey, Isaac Newton, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Luigi
Galvani, Michael Faraday, James Joule, A.A. Michelson, Ivan Pavlov,
and Robert Millikan. 75 drawings. Restores some of the romance to
science.
