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The discoveries

An unprecedented explosion of creativity, insight, and breakthrough occurred in every field of science in the last century. These discoveries profoundly changed the way we understand the world and our place in it. Now physicist and novelist Lightman tells the stories of two dozen of the most seminal discoveries. He paints the intellectual and emotional landscape of each discovery, portrays the personalities and human drama of the scientists involved, and explains the significance and impact of the work. He explores such questions as whether there were common patterns of research, whether the discoveries were accidental or intentional, and whether the scientists were aware of or oblivious to the significance of what they had found. Finally, Lightman gives a guided tour through each of the original papers, which are included in the book.--From publisher description.

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  • "Discusses and presents the original papers announcing twenty-two great discoveries in twentieth-century scientific history, covering such subjects as special relativity, the expansion of the universe, antibiotics, nuclear fission, DNA, and quarks."
  • "An unprecedented explosion of creativity, insight, and breakthrough occurred in every field of science in the last century. These discoveries profoundly changed the way we understand the world and our place in it. Now physicist and novelist Lightman tells the stories of two dozen of the most seminal discoveries. He paints the intellectual and emotional landscape of each discovery, portrays the personalities and human drama of the scientists involved, and explains the significance and impact of the work. He explores such questions as whether there were common patterns of research, whether the discoveries were accidental or intentional, and whether the scientists were aware of or oblivious to the significance of what they had found. Finally, Lightman gives a guided tour through each of the original papers, which are included in the book.--From publisher description."@en
  • "An unprecedented explosion of creativity, insight, and breakthrough occurred in every field of science in the last century. These discoveries profoundly changed the way we understand the world and our place in it. Now physicist and novelist Lightman tells the stories of two dozen of the most seminal discoveries. He paints the intellectual and emotional landscape of each discovery, portrays the personalities and human drama of the scientists involved, and explains the significance and impact of the work. He explores such questions as whether there were common patterns of research, whether the discoveries were accidental or intentional, and whether the scientists were aware of or oblivious to the significance of what they had found. Finally, Lightman gives a guided tour through each of the original papers, which are included in the book.--From publisher description."
  • "An unprecedented explosion of creativity, insight, and breakthrough occurred in every field of science in the last century. These discoveries profoundly changed the way we understand the world and our place in it. Now physicist and novelist Lightman tells the stories of two dozen of the most seminal discoveries. He paints the intellectual and emotional landscape of each discovery, portrays the personalities and human drama of the scientists involved, and explains the significance and impact of the work. He explores such questions as whether there were common patterns of research, whether the discoveries were accidental or intentional, and whether the scientists were aware of or oblivious to the significance of what they had found. Finally, Lightman gives a guided tour through each of the original papers, which are included in the book."

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  • "The discoveries : great breakthroughs in 20th Century science"
  • "วิทยาศาสตร์มหัศจรรย์แห่งการค้นพบ"
  • "วิทยาศาสตร์มหัศจรรย์แห่งการค้นพบ = The discoveries"
  • "The discoveries"
  • "The discoveries"@en
  • "Witthayāsāt mahatsačhan hǣng kānkhonphop = The discoveries"@th
  • "The discoveries : great breakthroughs in 20th century science : including the original papers"@en
  • "Witthayāsāt mahatsačhan hǣng kānkhonphop : Alan Lightman khīan ; Dr̜̄ ̜̄Bunyānāt Nātthawong ; Dr̜̄ ̜̄Piyabut Burīkham ; Dr̜̄ ̜̄Yutthanā Tantirungrotchai plǣ"
  • "The discoveries : great breakthroughs in twentieth-century science"@en
  • "The discoveries : great breakthroughs in twentieth-century science"
  • "The discoveries great breakthroughs in 20th century science, including the original papers"@en
  • "The discoveries great breakthroughs in 20th century science ; [including the original papers]"
  • "The discoveries great breakthroughs in 20th century science"@en
  • "The discoveries : great breakthroughs in 20th-century science, including the original papers"
  • "The discoveries : great breakthroughs in 20th century science"@en
  • "The discoveries : great breakthroughs in 20th century science"
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  • "ิวทยาศาสต์รมัหศจรร์ยแ่หงการ้คนพบ = The discoveries"
  • "The discoveries great breakthroughs in 20th-century science, including the original papers"

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