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- catalog abstract "Tells the story of the people who have made science, and of the times in which they lived and worked. Gribbin begins with Copernicus, during the Renaissance, when science replaced mysticism as a means of explaining the workings of the world, and continues through the centuries, creating an unbroken genealogy of not only the greatest but also the more obscure names of Western science, a dot-to-dot line linking amateur to genius, and accidental discovery to brilliant deduction.".
- catalog contributor b12993246.
- catalog created "[c2003]".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "[c2003]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[c2003]".
- catalog description "Bk. 1: Out of the Dark Ages. Renaissance men ; The last mystics ; The first scientists -- Bk. 2: Founding fathers. Science finds its feet ; The "Newtonian Revolution" ; Expanding horizons -- Bk. 3: The Enlightenment. Enlightened science I : chemistry catches up ; Enlightened science II : progress on all fronts -- Bk. 4: Big picture. The "Darwinian Revolution" ; Atoms and molecules ; Let there be light ; The last hurrah! of classical science -- Bk. 5: Modern times. Inner space ; The realm of life ; Outer space -- Coda : The pleasure of finding things out.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 617-623) and index.".
- catalog description "Tells the story of the people who have made science, and of the times in which they lived and worked. Gribbin begins with Copernicus, during the Renaissance, when science replaced mysticism as a means of explaining the workings of the world, and continues through the centuries, creating an unbroken genealogy of not only the greatest but also the more obscure names of Western science, a dot-to-dot line linking amateur to genius, and accidental discovery to brilliant deduction.".
- catalog extent "xxii, 646 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Scientists.".
- catalog identifier "1400060133 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Scientists.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "[c2003]".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Random House,".
- catalog relation "Scientists.".
- catalog subject "509.2/2 B 21".
- catalog subject "Q141 .G79 2003".
- catalog subject "Science History.".
- catalog subject "Scientists Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Bk. 1: Out of the Dark Ages. Renaissance men ; The last mystics ; The first scientists -- Bk. 2: Founding fathers. Science finds its feet ; The "Newtonian Revolution" ; Expanding horizons -- Bk. 3: The Enlightenment. Enlightened science I : chemistry catches up ; Enlightened science II : progress on all fronts -- Bk. 4: Big picture. The "Darwinian Revolution" ; Atoms and molecules ; Let there be light ; The last hurrah! of classical science -- Bk. 5: Modern times. Inner space ; The realm of life ; Outer space -- Coda : The pleasure of finding things out.".
- catalog title "The scientists : a history of science told through the lives of its greatest inventors / John Gribbin.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".