Todd Timmons

Makers of Western Science

The Works and Words of 24 Visionaries from Copernicus to Watson and Crick

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Non-scientists often perceive science as a dry, boring vocation pursued by dry, boring people. Contrary to popular perception, science has actually been the product of fascinating people seeking to explain the world around them. From Galileo's difficulties with the Inquisition, to the quirkiness of Newton, to the iconic figure that was Einstein, this innovative volume chronicles the history of science using extensive passages from the works of the scientists themselves. Who better to appeal to our common sense concerning the truth of a sun-centered universe than Copernicus himself? Kepler expresses in his own words the way in which he awoke to the revelation of elliptical orbits, and Darwin shares his slowly evolving ideas leading to the theory of natural selection. Part biography, part history, this work reveals the personalities behind the world's most significant scientific discoveries, providing an interesting new perspective on the human endeavor we call science. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9780786460618
• ISBN-10: 078646061X
• Artikelnr.: 34748292

Autorenporträt

Todd Timmons is professor of history at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, where he has taught for more than 20 years. His interests cover a broad spectrum in the history of science, technology, and mathematics.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction. Science in the Ancient and Medieval World     
1. The Copernican Revolution     
2. Galileo: Astronomy, the Birth of Modern Physics, and Science's Battle
with the Church     
3. Copernicus Perfected? Kepler and Planetary Orbits     
4. Gilbert, Harvey, and the Experimental Method     
5. Descartes, Boyle, and the Mechanical Philosophy     
6. Linnaeus, Buffon and Eighteenth Century Natural History     
7. Newton and the Pinnacle of the Scientific Revolution     
8. Lavoisier, Dalton, and the Birth of Modern Chemistry     
9. From Franklin to Faraday: Developments in the Science of
Electricity     
10. Paradigm Shift: Darwin and Natural Selection     
11. Laplace to Galton: Uncertainty in the Physical and Social Sciences     
12. Einstein, Bohr, and Twentieth-Century Physics     
13. From the Individual to the Collective: Oppenheimer, the Manhattan
Project, and the Emergence of "Big Science"     
14. Genetics, Germ Theory, and DNA: The Work of Mendel, Pasteur, Watson and
Crick     
Index