1st Edition
The Eureka! Moment 100 Key Scientific Discoveries of the 20th Century
By Rupert Lee
Copyright 2002
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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Genius, Einstein said, is 99% perspiration. The other 1%--the moment of inspiration and insight--provides some of the best stories of our time. From superconductors to the Big Bang, the best tales of scientific revelation are collected in The Eureka! Moment , an addictive tour through the modern world's key scientific discoveries. Rupert Lee's accounts transport readers to the moment of... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Medicine; Chapter 2 History of Life; Chapter 3 Biology; Chapter 4 Genetics; Chapter 5 Astronomy and Cosmology; Chapter 6 Earth Sciences; Chapter 7 Chemistry; Chapter 8 Physics; Chapter 9 Science in the Year 2000;
Biography
Rupert Lee is a science librarian and holds a PhD in zoology from The Queen's College, Oxford University. He lives in Hatfield, Hertfordshire about 30 miles north of central London.
"The material, meant for lay readers, is lucidly and clearly presented. The entries provide essential information and whet the appetite for more detailed knowledge." -- The Hamilton Spectator
"[Uses] a lively tone which will lend to browsing by many a non-scientist." -- Wisconsin Bookwatch
"The Eureka! Moment provides and showcases short, succinct reviews of the 100 top discoveries in every field of science, using a lively tone which will nicely lend to browsing by many a non-scientist general reader." -- Midwest Book Review
