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Cassell's Laws of Nature James S. Trefil

Cassell's Laws of Nature By James S. Trefil

Cassell's Laws of Nature by James S. Trefil


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Summary

A lively and accessible A-Z of over 200 laws, principles and related topics in science, from one of America's leading popularisers of science.

Cassell's Laws of Nature Summary

Cassell's Laws of Nature by James S. Trefil

'All living things on our planet share the same genetic code - we are all just different messages written in the universal language of DNA.' CASSELL'S LAWS OF NATURE is an exciting new work of popular science reference. It describes, in a series of clear and concise A-Z essays, the discovery, significance and functioning of the laws, principles and theories that govern the workings of our physical universe. As well as describing the historical milestones of human understanding in every area of the sciences, from Kepler's Law of Planetary Motion to Mendel's Laws of Genetics, CASSELL'S LAWS OF NATURE unravels for a general readership the often mystifying complexities of 20th-century scientific theory, from Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle to Godel's Incompleteness Theorems.

Cassell's Laws of Nature Reviews

Interest has been expressed by Nature, and it is hoped that a review can be secured in the Guardian. The book will be reviewed in the Christmas Science Books round up on Rattlebag RTE Radio, Ireland. A review is due to appear in Ne

About James S. Trefil

James Trefil is Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. He is one of America's best-known and most admired popular science writers, and has a particular interest in scientific literacy. His writing has been recognized with the Westinghouse Award of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Gemant Award of the American Institute of Physics.

Table of Contents

Introductory essay - defining laws of nature A-Z of over 200 laws, law-discoverers and related topics in physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, earth sciences, life sciences and astronomy - from the Doppler effect, which explains the change in pitch you hear as a car passes you on the highway to Lenz's law which may play an important role in the future of trains that can actually fly (levitating trains). The text is supported by illustrative material, timelines and brief feature biographies of the scientists who discovered and codified the various laws. Chronology of the development/discovery of laws.

Additional information

GOR001767097
9780304357598
0304357596
Cassell's Laws of Nature by James S. Trefil
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Orion Publishing Co
20021031
464
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