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Science

A History in 100 Experiments

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Science

A History in 100 Experiments

About this book

A history of science distilled into 100 notable experiments – epic moments that have fuelled our understanding of Earth and the Universe beyond.

The history of science is a fascinating and long one, covering thousands of years of history. The development of scientific experiments involves some of the most enlightened cultures in history, as well as some great scientists, philosophers and theologians. As the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman said, ‘If it disagrees with experiment, it is wrong’, the simplest summary of what science is all about. And science is nothing without experiments.

Everything in the scientific world view is based on experiment, including observations of phenomena predicted by theories and hypotheses, such as the bending of light as it goes past the Sun. From the discovery of microscopic worlds to weighing the Earth, from making electricity to the accelerating Universe and gravitational waves, this stunning book by renowned science writers John and Mary Gribbin tells the fascinating history of science through the stories of 100 groundbreaking experiments.

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Information

Publisher
William Collins
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780008145606
eBook ISBN
9780008145613
Topic
History
Subtopic
Science History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. 1 The Upward Thrust of Water
  6. 2 Measuring the Diameter of the Earth
  7. 3 The Eye as a Pinhole Camera
  8. 4 Dissecting the Human Body
  9. 5 Measuring the Magnetic Field of the Earth
  10. 6 Measuring Inertia
  11. 7 Circulation of the Blood
  12. 8 Weighing the Atmosphere
  13. 9 Resisting the Squeeze
  14. 10 Revealing the Microscopic World
  15. 11 All the Colours of the Rainbow
  16. 12 The Speed of Light is Finite
  17. 13 Vitamin at Sea
  18. 14 Conducting the Lightning
  19. 15 The Heat of Ice
  20. 16 Steaming Ahead
  21. 17 Breathing Plants and Pure Air
  22. 18 Opening up the Solar System
  23. 19 Animal Heat, but No Animal Magic
  24. 20 Twitching Frogs and Electric Piles
  25. 21 Weighing the Earth
  26. 22 Boring Experiments on Heat
  27. 23 The First Vaccine
  28. 24 Feeling Invisible Light
  29. 25 Cosmic Rubble
  30. 26 Flying High with Hydrogen
  31. 27 Light is a Wave
  32. 28 Discovering Atoms
  33. 29 Electrifying Science
  34. 30 Quantifying Chemistry
  35. 31 Thinking about the Power of Fire
  36. 32 A Random Walk
  37. 33 The Magnetism of Electricity
  38. 34 The Death of Vitalism
  39. 35 Making Electricity
  40. 36 An Uplifting Experience
  41. 37 Blood Heat
  42. 38 Trumpeters on a Train
  43. 39 The Speed of Ice
  44. 40 Absorbing Radiant Heat
  45. 41 The Leviathan of Parsonstown
  46. 42 Controversy and Controls
  47. 43 From Fire Light to Star Light
  48. 44 Prevention is Better than Cure
  49. 45 Pinning Down the Speed of Light
  50. 46 Death to Bacteria
  51. 47 The Flowering of Evolution Theory
  52. 48 The Benzene Snake Dance
  53. 49 The Monk and the Peas
  54. 50 The Importance of Nothing
  55. 51 Feeling the Squeeze
  56. 52 The Speed of Light is Constant
  57. 53 Sparking Radio into Light
  58. 54 Noble Gases and a Noble Lord
  59. 55 The Birth of Biochemistry
  60. 56 Enter the X-Ray
  61. 57 Enter the Electron
  62. 58 Radioactivity Revealed
  63. 59 Knocking Electrons with Light
  64. 60 A Pavlovian Response
  65. 61 Journey to the Centre of the Earth
  66. 62 Inside the Atom
  67. 63 A Ruler for the Universe
  68. 64 The Discovery of Nucleic Acids
  69. 65 Evolution at Work
  70. 66 Something to Brag about
  71. 67 Light from the Darkness
  72. 68 Electron Waves and Quantum Duality
  73. 69 Taking the Rough with the Smooth
  74. 70 An Antibiotic Breakthrough
  75. 71 Splitting the Atom
  76. 72 Making Vitamin C
  77. 73 Probing Proteins
  78. 74 Artificial Radioactivity
  79. 75 The Cat in the Box
  80. 76 Fission Gets Heavy
  81. 77 The First Nuclear Reactor
  82. 78 The First Programmable Computer
  83. 79 Discovering the Role of DNA
  84. 80 Jumping Genes
  85. 81 The Alpha Helix
  86. 82 A Blend of DNA
  87. 83 The Double Helix
  88. 84 Making the Molecules of Life
  89. 85 Masers and Lasers
  90. 86 Magnetic Stripes and Sea-Floor Spreading
  91. 87 Detecting the Ghost Particle
  92. 88 A Vital Vitamin
  93. 89 The Breathing Planet
  94. 90 The Echo of the Big Bang
  95. 91 Clocking on to Relativity
  96. 92 Making Waves in the Universe
  97. 93 The Pacemaker of Ice Ages
  98. 94 The World is Non-Local
  99. 95 The Ultimate Quantum Experiment
  100. 96 The Accelerating Universe
  101. 97 Mapping the Human Genome
  102. 98 Fifteen Equals Three Times Five
  103. 99 Making Matter Massive
  104. 100 The Composition of the Universe
  105. Experiment 101
  106. References
  107. Index
  108. Acknowledgements
  109. About the Authors
  110. About the Publisher