Almost Everyone's Guide to Science : The Universe, Life and Everything

by John Gribbin

• ISBN13: 9780300084603
• ISBN10: 0300084609
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-08-11
• Publisher: Yale University Press
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Summary

For anyone interested in the remarkable achievements and discoveries of modern science -- but intimidated by confusing technical detail -- this book offers the perfect solution. Award-winning author John Gribbin stands back from the details and offers a broad picture of science, from the structure of particles within the atom to the birth of the universe. With eloquent clarity, Gribbin explains the simple rules that govern the physical world.

Author Biography

John Gribbin is now Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex.

Table of Contents

Scientific notation	viii
Introduction: If it disagrees with experiment it is wrong	1	(8)
Atoms and elements	9	(18)
Inside the atom	27	(21)
Particles and fields	48	(18)
Chemistry	66	(19)
Molecules of life	85	(19)
Evolution	104	(18)
Our changing planet	122	(22)
Winds of change	144	(18)
The Sun and its family	162	(21)
The lives of the stars	183	(18)
The large and the small	201	(20)
Further Reading	221	(1)
Index	222