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A carregar... Farmer Buckley's Exploding Trousers: and Other Odd Events on the Way to Scientific Discoverypor Stephanie Pain
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Excellent series of essays/short stories about some of the more interesting ways science has advanced throughout the ages. One or two are cringe worthy, but almost every single one of the stories contains some fascinating fact. The essays are based on the "Histories" section of NewScientist Magazine, an excellent publication in it's own right. I'll be looking for more of the books NewScientist has put out in the future. Very easy to read, written for anyone interested in science but not interested in getting bogged down in a scientist vocabulary. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
These irresistible stories reveal the little-known byways of scientific progress, where setbacks and mishaps are the norm, breakthroughs are the exception, and advances meant to improve people's lives can spectacularly backfire. Meticulously researched by the internationally acclaimedNew Scientist magazine, these stories are an inspiring reminder of how the most unpromising lines of enquiry can sometimes, against all the odds, lead to brilliant results. Stephanie Pain is a consultant forNew Scientist with a PhD in deep-ocean biology. She created and for ten years editedNew Scientist's popular "Histories" column. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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We do get to read about Farmer Buckley's exploding trousers, as well as a man having his testicles attacked while under anaesthetic, how mass-produced sushi came to be and how Sydney somehow lies directly underneath the centre of the Milky Way).
Some stories aren't as good as others but there's enough here to keep nerds such as myself entertained for hours. ( )