Science : a history of discovery in the twentieth century
| Other Authors: | Williams, Trevor I., 1921-1996. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Oxford, England ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
1990.
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| Physical Description: |
256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. |
| Subjects: |
| Item Description: |
"An Equinox book"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (page 250) and index. 1900-1914 : the individual genius. Inventors of the future ; New specialties and connections ; The new physics -- 1914-1929 : the corporate spirit. War, pictures and plastics ; Toward modern medicine ; The expanding universe -- 1929-1945 : the liberation of energy. Power for industry and war ; The victory of chemotherapy ; Splitting the atom -- 1945-1960 : the universal panacea. The advent of electronics ; The secrets of heredity ; Big science -- 1960-1973. : The giant leap. The space age ; High-tech medicine ; Quarks, lasers and satellites -- 1973-1989 : the hidden costs. The computer-driven world ; The limits of progress ; Science : necessity or luxury?. 1900-1914 : the individual genius. Inventors of the future ; New specialties and connections ; The new physics -- 1914-1929 : the corporate spirit. War, pictures and plastics ; Toward modern medicine ; The expanding universe -- 1929-1945 : the liberation of energy. Power for industry and war ; The victory of chemotherapy ; Splitting the atom -- 1945-1960 : the universal panacea. The advent of electronics ; The secrets of heredity ; Big science -- 1960-1973 : The giant leap. The space age ; High-tech medicine ; Quarks, lasers and satellites -- 1973-1989 : the hidden costs. The computer-driven world ; The limits of progress ; Science : necessity or luxury?. |
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| Physical Description: |
256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (page 250) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0195208439 : |