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"Johnson's lively book nicely evokes the lost world of the tabletop experiment. . . . His vision is broad . . . [and] finds beauty throughout science."--The New York Times Book Review "A page turner that documents moments of genius from Galileo to Millikan."--The Washington Post"As elegant as the experiments it describes."--The Wall Street Journal "Johnson's . . . crystalline prose is like the pull of gravity . . . an irresistible force."--Scientific American "As a science journalist, Mr. Johnson is a seasoned translator of technical jargon. He also has a sharp eye for human plot, both in and out of the laboratory . . . a certain spirit of wonder breathes through Mr. Johnson's chapters."--The New York Sun"Delightful, succinct, elegant." --Roger Penrose"Absorbing . . ."--Discover "Johnson's book is as elegant as the experiments he features . . . . The writing here is lively, mixing bits of biography with the experiments themselves, offering the human element that explains the scientists' motivation as well as the science. Johnson shares personal anecdotes as well as theory in an engaging, compelling style. The result is a little gem of a book, enjoyable to read both as history and science."--Bookpage"Johnson deftly relates the circumstances and eccentricities integral to the findings behind science's most seminal experiments."--Seed Magazine"Johnson engagingly dramatizes his stories with failure-crowned-by-success narratives, adding biographical sparks . . . Johnson exerts classic appeal to science readers: presenting the lone genius making a great discovery. Good to go in any library."--Booklist"Concise, evocative . . . pays wonderful homage to the science and scientists that helped create the modern world."--Publisher's Weekly"George Johnson knows his stuff, and his stuff is science."--The Santa Fe New Mexican"George Johnson's The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments makes its point as elegantly as the experiments it describes."--Wall Street Journal"Unusual and engaging . . . unfussy, jargon-free . . . Johnson is an experienced science writer with a knack for making biology and physics clear, and for finding the humanizing details in this world."--Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune"[An] entertaining physics text by a skilled science writer."--Jeffrey Bairstow, In My View
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One of the world's finest science journalists tells the story of the ten greatest scientific experiments - which in a moment profoundly changed our understanding of the universe.

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  • PublisherVintage
  • Publication date2009
  • ISBN 10 140003423X
  • ISBN 13 9781400034239
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages208
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