On Giants' Shoulders
Great Scientists and Their Discoveries From Archimedes to DNA
by Melvyn Bragg
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"On Giants' Shoulders elucidates the milestones in the history of science, focusing on twelve individuals and their extraordinary breakthroughs. From a layman's perspective, acclaimed journalist and author Melvyn Bragg discusses the life, work, and legacy of these remarkable people with leading scientists and historians in each field, including Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Dawkins, Roger Penrose, Martin Rees, Oliver Sacks, John Gribbin, and Paul Davies."--BOOK JACKET.
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On Giants' Shoulders: Great Scientists and Their Discoveries From Archimedes to DNA
August 7, 2000, Wiley
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On Giants' Shoulders: Great Scientists and Their Discoveries From Archimedes to DNA
August 13, 1999, Wiley
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On Giants' Shoulders
February 18, 1999, Sceptre, Hodder Pb
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On giants' shoulders: great scientists and their discoveries : from Archimedes to DNA
1998, Wiley
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On giants' shoulders: great scientists and their discoveries from Archimedes to DNA
1998, Hodder & Stoughton
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"THIS STORY of science begins with a legendary figure who appears to have conjured scientific thought out of thin air, more like a magician or a very great artist."
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