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Cassell's Laws of Nature

Cassell's Laws of Nature

by JamesTrefil (Author)

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    Hardcover 2002

    $3.26
Synopsis

'All living things on our planet share the same genetic code - we are all just different messages written in the universal language of DNA.' CASSELL'S LAWS OF NATURE is an exciting new work of popular science reference. It describes, in a series of clear and concise A-Z essays, the discovery, significance and functioning of the laws, principles and theories that govern the workings of our physical universe. As well as describing the historical milestones of human understanding in every area of the sciences, from Kepler's Law of Planetary Motion to Mendel's Laws of Genetics, CASSELL'S LAWS OF NATURE unravels for a general readership the often mystifying complexities of 20th-century scientific theory, from Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle to Godel's Incompleteness Theorems.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 464
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 31 Oct 2002
ISBN 10: 0304357596
ISBN 13: 9780304357598
Book Overview: 17,500 copies sold to Houghton Mifflin in the USA A distinctive and demystifying survey that presents science as entertainment as well as enlightenment The entries map out our current understanding of the universe, from the Big Bang to the Human Genome Project Includes biographies of the scientists who formulated the laws Timelines for each article to guide readers to other articles Chronology of the discovery of the laws Glossary of key scientific terms Designed and fully illustrated in colour

Media Reviews
Interest has been expressed by Nature, and it is hoped that a review can be secured in the Guardian. The book will be reviewed in the Christmas Science Books round up on Rattlebag RTE Radio, Ireland. A review is due to appear in Ne
Author Bio
James Trefil is Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. He is one of America's best-known and most admired popular science writers, and has a particular interest in scientific literacy. His writing has been recognized with the Westinghouse Award of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Gemant Award of the American Institute of Physics.