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245 14 $aThe world's 20 greatest unsolved problems /$cJohn R. Vacca.
246 3 $aWorld's twenty greatest unsolved problems
260 $aUpper Saddle River, NJ :$bPrentice Hall PTR,$cc2005.
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aAstronomy : the mystery of dark matter -- Cosmology : the creation of the universe -- Theoretical cosmology and particle physics : the cosmological constant problem -- Gravity : the construction of a consistent quantum theory of gravity -- Particle physics : the mechanism that makes fundamental mass -- Particle physics and astrophysics : the solar neutrino problem -- Astrophysics : the source of gamma-ray bursts -- Theoretical high-energy physics : the unification of the basic forces -- Solid state physics : the mechanism behind high-temperature superconductors -- Biology : how the basic processes of life are carried out by DNA and proteins -- Biology : protein folding -- Paleontology : how present-day microbiological information can be used to reconstruct "the ancient tree of life" -- Free will -- Consciousness -- The dynamics of the inner Earth -- Earthquake predicting -- How microscopic atomic forces produce various macroscopic behaviors -- The fabrication and manipulation of carbon-based structures (fullerenes) -- Free energy -- Nuclear fusion and waste.
520 $aScience has reached dazzling heights of discovery, transforming civilization in the process. And yet, some of the most fundamental questions remain unsolved! In The Worlds̕ 20 Greatest Unsolved Problems, John Vacca, together with more than 60 of the worlds̕ most highly respected scientists, explains these problems in detail and describes the intellectual and technological hurdles to be overcome in order to solve them.
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