The Great Scientists in Bite-Sized Chunks

by NicolaChalton (Author), Meredith Macardle (Author)

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Hardcover
2015
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Since ancient times, the greatest minds have tried to make sense of the universe by observing objects far beyond our abilities to see or touch - from the smallest atom to the farthest star. Covering, in chronological order, the key discoveries of the most prolific thinkers in each scientific field, including Aristotle, Darwin, da Vinci, Newton, Descartes and Hawking, the book also includes highlights of the most influential scientists' lives and works. Learn how Ptolemy fixed his results to match his theories; how Freud used cocaine to expand his thinking; and how Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, was banned from using university computers after being caught hacking. Revealing how human curiosity knows no bounds, this book showcases the visionaries who have dared to question established 'truths' and whose theories shaped how we now look at the world.

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Since ancient times, the greatest minds have tried to make sense of the universe by observing objects far beyond our abilities to see or touch - from the smallest atom to the farthest star. Covering, in chronological order, the key discoveries of the most prolific thinkers in each scientific field, including Aristotle, Darwin, da Vinci, Newton, Descartes and Hawking, the book also includes highlights of the most influential scientists' lives and works. Learn how Ptolemy fixed his results to match his theories; how Freud used cocaine to expand his thinking; and how Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, was banned from using university computers after being caught hacking. Revealing how human curiosity knows no bounds, this book showcases the visionaries who have dared to question established 'truths' and whose theories shaped how we now look at the world.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Publisher: Michael O'Mara
Published: 03 Sep 2015
ISBN 10: 1782434143
ISBN 13: 9781782434146

Author Bio

Meredith MacArdle (Author) Meredith MacArdle is a writer and editor who lives in London. She is the co-author of The Twentieth Century in Bite-sized Chunks and the author of The Timeline History of China and The Timeline History of the Middle Ages, among other books. Nicola Chalton (Author) Nicola Chalton has written and contributed to several non-fiction books, including a series on the history of science and philosophy (Philosophers: They Changed the World and Scientists: They Changed the World). She runs a small publishing business in North Yorkshire with her husband.