Screen LibraryExperiencing science
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Basic Books,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c1978. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xi, 275 p.: ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0465021859 |
| Index Number: | K816 |
| CLC: | K816.1 |
| Call Number: | K816.1/B531/ |
| Contents: |
Includes index. Bibliography: p. 266. Two faces of physics: Kepler, harmony of the world. Rabi, the modern age.--Three faces of biology: Lysenko, enemies of the people. A sorrow and a pity, Rosalind Franklin and The double helix. Lewis Thomas, life of a biology watcher.--Fact and fantasy: Extrapolators, Arthur C. Clarke. Calculators, self-replications. Innovators, Godel's theorem. |