How science works : everything you need to know about science in small, easily-digestible portions
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
How science works : everything you need to know about science in small, easily-digestible portions
AUTHOR:
Dinwiddie, Robert.
ISBN:
9780785831372
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York, N.Y. : Chartwell Books, 2014.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
176 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes index.
ABSTRACT:
"If you want to understand the science issues that get into the news, this is the book for you. Author Robert Dinwiddie spells out the history of the problems modern science is confronting, tells you what's at stake, and explains what the technical jargon really means in clear and simple English, "-- back cover.
Introduction -- Chapter one : Very small stuff, or the nature of matter -- Chapter two: Energy stuff -- Chapter three: Very big stuff, or the observable universe -- Chapter four: Origins stuff -- Chapter five: Earth stuff -- Chapter six: Environment stuff -- Chapter seven: Health stuff -- Chapter eight: Genes stuff -- Chapter nine: Harder stuff -- Index -- Credits.
SUBJECT_TERM:
SUBJECT:
| Science -- Popular works. |
BIBSUMMARY:
"If you want to understand the science issues that get into the news, this is the book for you. Author Robert Dinwiddie spells out the history of the problems modern science is confronting, tells you what's at stake, and explains what the technical jargon really means in clear and simple English, "--
Introduction -- Chapter one : Very small stuff, or the nature of matter -- Chapter two: Energy stuff -- Chapter three: Very big stuff, or the observable universe -- Chapter four: Origins stuff -- Chapter five: Earth stuff -- Chapter six: Environment stuff -- Chapter seven: Health stuff -- Chapter eight: Genes stuff -- Chapter nine: Harder stuff -- Index -- Credits.