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The discoveries: great breakthroughs in 20th century science
The discoveries: great breakthroughs in 20th century science
Author
Lightman, Alan P., 1948-
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Publication Date
c2005
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1st ed.
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English
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The quantum
Hormones
The particle nature of light
Special relativity
The nucleus of the atom
The size of the cosmos
The arrangement of atoms in solid matter
The quantum atom
The means of communication between nerves
The uncertainty principle
The chemical bond
The expansion of the universe
Antibiotics
The means of production of energy in living organisms
Nuclear fission
The movability of genes
The structure of DNA
The structure of proteins
Radio waves from the big bang
A unified theory of forces
Quarks: a tiniest essence of matter
The creation of altered forms of life.
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Discoveries in science
Discoveries in science -- Historiography
Discoveries in science -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Historiography
History
Science
Science -- Historiography
Science -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
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9780375421686
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