The Resource The canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science, Natalie Angier
The canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science, Natalie Angier
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- Summary
- "Natalie Angier takes us on a whirligig tour of the scientific canon. She draws on conversations with hundreds of the world's top scientists and her own work as a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times to create an entertaining guide to scientific literacy. The Canon is vital reading for anyone who wants to understand the great issues of our time - from stem cells and bird flu to evolution and global warming."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 293 p.
- Contents
-
- Physics : and nothing's plenty for me
- 5
- Chemistry : fire, ice, spies, and life
- 6
- Evolutionary biology : the theory of every body
- 7
- Molecular biology : cells and whistles
- 8
- Geology : imagining world pieces
- 9
- Introduction : Sisyphus sings with a ying
- Astronomy : heavenly creatures
- 1
- Thinking sceintifically : an out-of-body experience
- 2
- Probabilities : for whom the bell curves
- 3
- Calibration : playing with scales
- 4
- Introduction -- Thinking scientifically -- Probabilities -- Playing with scales -- Physics -- Chemistry -- Evolutionary biology -- Molecular biology -- Geology -- Astronomy
- Isbn
- 9780618242955
- Label
- The canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science
- Title
- The canon
- Title remainder
- a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science
- Statement of responsibility
- Natalie Angier
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Natalie Angier takes us on a whirligig tour of the scientific canon. She draws on conversations with hundreds of the world's top scientists and her own work as a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times to create an entertaining guide to scientific literacy. The Canon is vital reading for anyone who wants to understand the great issues of our time - from stem cells and bird flu to evolution and global warming."--BOOK JACKET
- Summary
- Award-winning science journalist Angier takes us on a "guided twirligig through the scientific canon." She draws on conversations with hundreds of the world's top scientists, and her own work as a reporter for the New York Times, to create an entertaining guide to scientific literacy--a joyride through the major scientific disciplines: physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy. It's for anyone who wants to understand the great issues of our time--from stem cells and bird flu to evolution and global warming. It's also one of those rare books that reignites our childhood delight in figuring out how things work: we learn what's actually happening when our ice cream melts or our coffee gets cold, what our liver cells do when we eat a caramel, how the horse shows evolution at work, and that we really are all made of stardust.--From publisher description
- Award
- ALA Notable Book, 2008.
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- 189886
- Cataloging source
- DLC
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- Angier, Natalie
- Dewey number
- 500
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Science
- Target audience
- adult
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- a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science
- Label
- The canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science, Natalie Angier
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
-
- Physics : and nothing's plenty for me
- 5
- Chemistry : fire, ice, spies, and life
- 6
- Evolutionary biology : the theory of every body
- 7
- Molecular biology : cells and whistles
- 8
- Geology : imagining world pieces
- 9
- Introduction : Sisyphus sings with a ying
- Astronomy : heavenly creatures
- 1
- Thinking sceintifically : an out-of-body experience
- 2
- Probabilities : for whom the bell curves
- 3
- Calibration : playing with scales
- 4
- Introduction -- Thinking scientifically -- Probabilities -- Playing with scales -- Physics -- Chemistry -- Evolutionary biology -- Molecular biology -- Geology -- Astronomy
- Control code
- 000040669925
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 293 p.
- Isbn
- 9780618242955
- Label
- The canon : a whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science, Natalie Angier
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
-
- Physics : and nothing's plenty for me
- 5
- Chemistry : fire, ice, spies, and life
- 6
- Evolutionary biology : the theory of every body
- 7
- Molecular biology : cells and whistles
- 8
- Geology : imagining world pieces
- 9
- Introduction : Sisyphus sings with a ying
- Astronomy : heavenly creatures
- 1
- Thinking sceintifically : an out-of-body experience
- 2
- Probabilities : for whom the bell curves
- 3
- Calibration : playing with scales
- 4
- Introduction -- Thinking scientifically -- Probabilities -- Playing with scales -- Physics -- Chemistry -- Evolutionary biology -- Molecular biology -- Geology -- Astronomy
- Control code
- 000040669925
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 293 p.
- Isbn
- 9780618242955
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