E=mc2 The Great Ideas that Shaped Our World

by Kriwaczek, Paul; Moore, Pete

• ISBN13: 9781586636999
• ISBN10: 1586636995
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-10
• Publisher: Friedman

Summary

E=MC2. A brilliant premise, but you could never understand it till now. Physics, genetics, chemistry, biology, astronomy: science is changing so rapidly, that it's almost impossible for a novice to keep track of the new ideas that are shaping our present...and altering our future. Here's a friendly, expert guide that will steer you through the modern maze of knowledge, a nuts-and-bolts "factopedia" that hones in on the really big concepts that have made an impact on our world. Getting the information you're looking for is simplicity itself: just turn to any one of the basic sections--The World Around Us, The Humanity Within Us, and The Mind Within Us-to find full coverage of all the key movers and shakers, handily listed in specific subsections by their discipline. There's no plunging through a mass of extraneous information; each gets right to the heart of the matter. There's no better way to stay scientifically informed!

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(2)
The World Around Us	8	(114)
The nature of nature	10	(38)
The structure of nature	48	(24)
The earth	72	(8)
The universe	80	(12)
Mathematics	92	(18)
Invention and innovation	110	(12)
The World Within Us	122	(67)
Evolution and genetics	124	(14)
The human body	138	(32)
The brain	170	(19)
Conclusion	189	(1)
Index	190