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100 1 $aLightman, Alan P.,$d1948-
245 14 $aThe discoveries :$bgreat breakthroughs in 20th-century science, including the original papers /$cAlan Lightman.
250 $a1st Vintage books ed.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bVintage Books,$c2006, ©2005.
300 $axvi, 553 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c21 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe quantum -- Hormones -- The particle nature of light -- Special relativity -- The nucleas 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 -- Epilogue.
520 $aDiscusses and presents the original papers announcing twenty-two great discoveries in twentieth-century scientific history, covering such subjects as special relativity, the expansion of the universe, antibiotics, nuclear fission, DNA, and quarks.
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