Science and scientists /

Science and scientists / from the editors of Salem Press. - Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, c2006. - 3 v. (xx, 1189 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm. - Magill's choice .

Contents;

Gran Dolina boy
Grand unified theory
Gravitation: Einstein
Gravitation: Newton
etc.

Halley's Comet
Hand transplantation
Heart transplantation
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
Heliocentric universe
etc.

Immunology
In vitro fertilization
Incompleteness of formal systems
Independence of continuum hypothesis
Inflationary model of the universe
etc.

Kelvin temperature scale
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
Kinetic theory of gases

Lamarckian evolution
Langebaan footprints
Lascaux cave paintings
Lasers
etc.

Magnetism
Manic depression
Mars exploration rovers
Mass extinctions
Mathematical logic
etc.





Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1587653028 (set : alk. paper) 1587653036 (v. 1 : alk. paper) 1587653044 (v. 2 : alk. paper) 1587653052 (v. 3 : alk. paper) 9781587653025 9781587653032 9781587653049 9781587653056

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Discoveries in science.
Scientists--Biography.

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