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100 Ideas that Changed the World

By Jheni Osman

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100 Ideas that Changed the World

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Every once in a while an idea comes along that makes the entire world sit up and take notice. From the earliest understandings of our place in the solar system via Darwinism DNA neutrons and quarks right up to the theories that are pushing the boundaries of our knowledge today we are forever propelled forward by our most gifted scientific minds.
In this fascinating book former BBC Focus magazine editor Jheni Osman explores 100 of the most forward thinking far-reaching and downright inspired ideas and inventions in history each nominated by experts from all fields of science and engineering. With selections from established authorities such as Brian Cox Patrick Moore Richard Dawkins and Marcus du Sautoy Osman covers topics as diverse as the Big Bang vaccination computing radioactivity human genomes the wheel and many more.
Each essay looks at the logic behind these great inventions discoveries theories and experiments studying the circumstances that brought them into being and assessing the impact that they had on the world at large. An intriguing and thought-provoking collection 100 Ideas that Changed the World offers us a glimpse into the minds behind history's greatest eureka moments.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
418
Release Date:
2011-09-01
Publication Date:
2011-09-01
Publisher:
BBC Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1849901961
ISBN13:
9781849901963
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
600 g
Height:
153 cm
Width:
202 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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