Galileo's finger : the ten great ideas of science / Peter Atkins
Av: Atkins, P. W.
Materialtyp: BokFörläggare: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003Beskrivning: 380 s. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0198606648 :.Ämnen: Vetenskapshistoria | Science history
Innehåll:
Evolution: The emergence of complexity -- DNA: The rationalization of biology -- Energy: The universalization of accountancy -- Entropy: The spirit of change -- Atoms: The reduction of matter -- Symmetry: The quantification of beauty -- Quanta: The simplification of understanding -- Cosmology: The globalization of reality -- Spacetime: The arena of action -- Arithmetic: The limits of reason