| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 170 pages) : illustrations |
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Johannes Kepler -- Robert Hooke -- Edmond Halley -- Daniel Bernoulli -- Benjamin Franklin -- Joseph Priestly -- James Watt -- Edward Jenner -- John Dalton -- Thomas Young -- Justus von Liebig -- Charles Darwin -- William Thompson (Lord Kelvin) -- James Clerk Maxwell -- Alexander Graham Bell -- Hendrik Antoon Lorentz -- Svante Arrhenius -- Pierre Curie -- Walther Nernst -- Albert Einstein -- Harlow Shapley -- Erwin Schrödinger -- Enrico Fermi -- Rosalind Franklin -- George Gamow |
| Summary |
Features 25 different scientists and the ideas which may not have made them famous, but made history ... Typically, we remember our greatest scientists from one single invention, one new formula or one incredible breakthrough. This narrow perspective does not give justice to the versatility of many scientists who also earned a reputation in other areas of science. James Watt, for instance, is known for inventing the steam engine, yet most people do not know that he also invented the copier. Alexander Graham Bell of course invented the telephone, but only few know that he invented artificial breathing equipment, a prototype of the 'iron lung'. Edmond Halley, whose name is associated with the comet that visits Earth every 75 years, produced the first mortality tables, used for life insurances. This entertaining book is aimed at anyone who enjoys reading about inventions and discoveries by the most creative minds. Detailed illustrations of the forgotten designs and ideas enrich the work throughout |
| Analysis |
Physics |
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Mathematics |
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Popular Science in Mathematics/Computer Science/Natural Science/Technology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Science -- History.
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Scientists -- Biography.
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Inventions -- History
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Inventors -- Biography
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SCIENCE -- History.
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Physique.
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Astronomie.
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Inventions
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Inventors
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Science
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Scientists
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781461408604 |
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1461408601 |
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1461408598 |
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9781461408598 |
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