This remarkable reference book tells the story of
science from earliest times to the present day, taking in everything from
ancient Greek geometry to quantum physics, and the wedge to the worldwide web.
Exploring science in a thematic, highly approachable manner, each spread takes
as its theme a specific event, discovery, invention, experiment, theory, or
individual and explains why this subject was so significant in the development
of scientific thought and what its impact on history has been. In addition to
providing a broad-ranging and comprehensive history of science, the book also
explains how science works, employing DK's trademark clarity and visual
ingenuity to render tricky scientific subjects easily comprehensible. Science
is structured chronologically with five chapters covering major phases in world
history from ancient times to the present day, with an eye to the future.
Within these chapters, subjects are arranged in discrete spreads, each of which
takes a key scientific concept, event, discovery, or process as its subject.
These spreads are framed by ''Before'' and ''After'' panels that place the
subject in context, revealing the causes and consequences that surround it.
Panels and feature spreads highlight key figures and inventions in the history
of science, while major scientific breakthroughs are also pulled out as special
features. An extensive reference section sets out key scientific principles and
formula, and contains essential graphics, such as the periodic table.
DK Publishing
Year: 2009
Edition: 1
Language: english
Pages: 517
ISBN 10: 0756655706
ISBN 13: 9780756655709
File: PDF, 127.71 MB
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