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From Albert Einstein to Stephen Hawking, the 20th century was perhaps the most significant era in the history of science. Written with flair and insight by a panel of prominent scientific thinkers, this fascinating decade-by-decade compendium covers all aspects of the scientific world in the last 100 years. Key events are illustrated and placed within their social and historical contexts so that the complexities and secrets of the Universe seem finally to come within grasp. Groundbreaking discoveries like the existence of X-rays and the nature of the atom are examined alongside the world-changing theories that lead to them. Whether a seasoned science fanatic or the kind of person who thinks a googoloplex is somewhere to go and watch a movie, there's something here for everyone!
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Continuing the series of highly successful Little Black Books series Ideal for all ages, an accessible and fascinating guide to the scientific discoveries of the last century An intelligent guide: fresh and informed writing - completely breaking down the view that science books are dull and difficult. Written by a panel of scientists, academics and science journalists. Illustrated with over 250 full-color pictures to bring the people and discoveries to life.
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Null Hypothesis, the Journal of Unlikely Science is an online science magazine that attracts the science-loving general public as well as science specialists. The team have secured a column with the Daily Telegraph and a regular slot on BBC Radio Bristol. They make regular contributions to BBC Radio Five. They publish articles online on a broad spectrum of scientific topics, gained over 900 subscribers to its weekly newsletter and begun to produce a monthly podcast, The Unlikely Science Podcast.Dr Andrew Impey and Dr Mark Steer have worked as lecturers at the Universities of Bristol and the West of England, in Conservation and Ecology, and Conservation and Statistics. Mark received a British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA) media fellowship and has written science articles for BBC Wildlife Magazine and the Sunday Telegraph. Hayley Birch is a biology graduate and freelance science writer and recipient of a Wellcome Trust funded Association of British Science Writers bursary for postgraduate science communication studies at UWE. Hayley has also written articles for Nature, BBC Focus magazine and The Naked Scientists.
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