Discusses postwar scientific breakthroughs, increased specialization in all science, and the use of computers in research. Looking at unsolved problems in science and the new questions that arise, this volume looks at science during the second half of the 20th century and asks the question, Where is science heading in the 21st century?
Discusses postwar scientific breakthroughs, increased specialization in all science, and the use of computers in research. Looking at unsolved problem...
Barbara McClintock was a celebrated geneticist whose 70 years of meticulous experiments in the genetics of maize, or Indian corn, have been lauded for their contributions to today's most cutting-edge technology and science, including genetic engineering and bacterial reactions to antibiotics. Winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, she first became interested in genetics while studying at Cornell University in the 1920s. The threads of McClintock's remarkable work, woven against deep-rooted prejudices that often made funding difficult to attain, and sustained at times only...
Barbara McClintock was a celebrated geneticist whose 70 years of meticulous experiments in the genetics of maize, or Indian corn, have been lauded for...
A biography that examines Carl Sagan's steady growth as a man, as a scientist, and as a scientist and as a communicator - a man who had both odd quirks and great charisma, who had an immensely eclectic knowledge base and a unique understanding of the central place of science in the human experience.
A biography that examines Carl Sagan's steady growth as a man, as a scientist, and as a scientist and as a communicator - a man who had both odd quirk...
The American astronomer Carl Sagan (1934-1996) was one of the best-known scientists of his time. A prolific writer and television personality, he was creator and host of Cosmos, an enormously popular television series that explained the wonders and intricacies of astronomy to millions of television viewers. Gifted with the ability to communicate difficult scientific concepts to the average person, Sagan opened up the wonders of science to hundreds of thousands more through his many books and magazine articles. But in addition to his talents as a science popularizer, Sagan was a...
The American astronomer Carl Sagan (1934-1996) was one of the best-known scientists of his time. A prolific writer and television personality, he w...
