The Faber Book of Science: Scientists and Writers Illuminate Natural Phenomena from Fossils to Fractals
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (866 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B002RM6QHK |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 444 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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A SUPERB GUIDED TOUR THROUGH THE MAGIC OF SCIENCE. "The most incomprehensible thing about the universe," wrote Einstein, "is that it's comprehensible". Comprehensible to scientists, anyway -- most of the rest of us abandoned the scientific method back in high school, along with the periodic table and pickled frogs. Today the general reader needs the mediation of . Of interest to anyone with an enquiring mind. I must confess it is over a year since I read this book but it has to be one of the best I've read in several years. Its ability to give an insight or recount an incident helps us look not only at the world in a new light, but also the people who brought about the advances. The range of history and the range of t. INTRODUCTIONS This book is edited (with introduction) by John Carey, and that ought to trigger a few responses in people who have been around. Professor Carey is an all-purpose media intellectual, much in demand for elevated discussions of more or less anything. He was formerly Professor of English at Oxford, and here he is gu