The History of Science (gnv64)

In this torrent I am sharing with you 2 of my books on The History of Science scanned by me. Both books were published under 'On the Shoulder of Giants' series in 1999 by Universities Press. Both the books have OCR, bookmarks & covers: The History of Science from 1895 to 1945 By Ray Spangenburg, Diane K. Moser Universities Press | 1999 | ISBN 81 7371 192 5 | PDF xii + 164 pages | 12.7 mb From 1895 to 1912, a series of extraordinary scientific finds and theoretical breakthroughs would suddenly turn the world of physics topsy-turvy and thrust a new, modern scientific era upon the world. At the same time, these discoveries would place more power, both constructive and lethal, than ever before in the hands of human beings. The result in 1945ùthe concluding year of World War II and of this bookùwas a mushroom-shaped cloud that transformed forever the world in which we live and defined once again the complex and uneasy role of science in human history. Our story begins with an enormously famous set of names: Wilhelm Rontgen, Marie and Pierre Curie, J. J. Thomson, Albert Einstein, Max Planck, Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr. Theirs was a time of great vitality, excitement and confusion in the field of physics, and their work ranks among the most exciting in the history of science. This book, in the series called On the Shoulders of Giants, looks at how people have developed a system for finding out how the world works, making use of both success and failure. We will look at the theories they put forth, sometimes right and sometimes wrong. And we will look at how we have learned to test, accept and build upon those theories, or to correct, expand or simplify them. We'll also see how scientists have learned from others' mistakes, sometimes having to discard theories that once seemed logical but later proved to be incorrect, misleading or unfruitful. In all these ways they have built upon the shoulders of other men and women of scienceùthe giants who went before them. CONTENTS Acknowledgments vii INTRODUCTION AN OVERVIEW: 1895-1945 viii PART ONE THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES 1 1. The New Atom: From X Rays to the Nucleus 3 2. The New Universe, Part One: Einstein and Relativity 19 3. The New Universe, Part Two: The Quantum Surprise 37 4. New Observations of the Universe 49 5. The Atom Split Asunder: Science and the Bomb 59 PART Two THE LIFE SCIENCES 75 6. The Growth of Microbiology and Biochemistry 77 7. Pursuing the Trails of Genetics and Heredity 99 8. In Search of Ancient Humans 113 Epilogue 131 Appendix: The Scientific Method 133 Chronology 137 Glossary 145 Further Reading 149 Index 157 ============================================= The History of Science from 1946 to the 1990s By Ray Spangenburg, Diane K. Moser Universities Press | 1999 | ISBN 81 7371 196 8 | PDF xvi + 764 pages | 15.1 mb In this short book, it is possible only to explore some of the exciting discoveries made in the second half of the 20th centuryùin light of the explosion of new finds and intriguing questions raised every day. At the end of this book, we've suggested several books for further exploration, as well as other resources, such as magazines and organizations. We hope you'll plunge into these, too, and discover for yourself some of the fascinating complexities and delightful questions our universe poses. For science provides us all, whether we are professional scientists or not, with a special window on the world that enables us to see in ways we might not otherwise see and understand in ways we would not otherwise understand. It is a special, and uniquely human, way of thinking. CONTENTS Acknowledgments vi PROLOGUE THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD vii INTRODUCTION FROM 1946 TO THE 1990s: THE CONTINUING QUEST xi PART ONE THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES FROM 1946 TO THE 1990s 1 1. The Subatomic World: A Vast Swarm of Particles 2 2. The Realm of Quarks 22 3. Stars, Galaxies, the Universe, and How It All Began 38 4. Sightseeing in the Solar System 63 5. Mission to Planet Earth 86 PART Two THE LIFE SCIENCES FROM 1946 TO THE 1990s 99 6. The Architects of Life: Proteins, DNA and RNA 100 7. The Origins and Borderlines bf Life: From Soup to Viruses and Designer Genes 113 8. Where Did Humans Come From? The Search Continues 131 Epilogue 142 Chronology 143 Glossary 152 Further Reading 156 Museums and Other Sources 166 Index 169 Hope you like the books. Kindly post your comments. They will be greatly appreciated!

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RandomUser5349 (2012-02-26)

Thank you very much for the effort you put into sharing these books and writing a detailed description.I am yet to read them, but I wanted to thank you in advance.

quinn222 (2012-08-27)

Thank you so much, neilhardy!