A science odyssey : 100 years of discovery / Charles Flowers ; foreword by Charles Osgood ; introduc...
A science odyssey : 100 years of discovery / Charles Flowers ; foreword by Charles Osgood ; introduc...
A science odyssey : 100 years of discovery / Charles Flowers ; foreword by Charles Osgood ; introduction by Charles Kuralt.
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Publisher
New York : Morrow, c1998.
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T0391181
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 316 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Charles Osgood -- Introduction / Charles Kuralt -- Ch. 1. Physics and Astronomy: Mysteries of the Universe -- Ch. 2. Technology: Bigger, Better, Faster -- Ch. 3. Origins: More Ancient, Less Stable -- Ch. 4. Medicine: Matters of Life and Death -- Ch. 5. Human Behavior: In Search of Ourselv...
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Publisher
New York : Morrow, c1998.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
From the first Wright Flyer to Mars landings, from penicillin to organ transplants, from the telegraph to the vast realm of cyberspace, A Science Odyssey is just that: a voyage of discovery that reveals mysteries of outer space and the natural world, as well as human inventions and ideas scarcely imaginable to our grandparents. A Science Odyssey he...
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A science odyssey : 100 years of discovery / Charles Flowers ; foreword by Charles Osgood ; introduction by Charles Kuralt.
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Includes index.
Transferred from N509.04/4.
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c1998.
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T0391181
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74VMb8QbowOl
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ISBN
0688151965
9780688151966
DDC
509.04
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991000884189702626
