TIME 100 New Scientific Discoveries

TIME 100 New Scientific Discoveries
Author: The Editors of Time
Publisher: Time Inc. Books
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2017-01-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1683307364

In the latest of TIME's extraordinary volumes on scientific discoveries, this special edition curates the 100 most impactful recent breakthroughs across 10 disciplines. Through sharp photos and TIME's peerless reporting, readers will explore the most captivating news and revelations in technology, botany, archaeology, genetics, zoology, the Earth, the mind, the cosmos, medicine and chemistry. Among the highlights:How to curb Alzheimer's disease with small lifestyle changesControversial findings about newfound human ancestors known as the HobbitsHigh-tech solutions to diabetes careThe gene-editng technique known as CRISPR, and the ethical questions behind itWhy the plight of the honeybee matters

TIME 100 New Scientific Discoveries

TIME 100 New Scientific Discoveries
Author: The Editors of TIME
Publisher: Time
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-08-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781603201728

In a continuation of TIME's successful books on science, this volume will range widely through the most captivating topics in nature-astronomy, physics, geology, climate, physiology and more-to present a host of fascinating facts. Each story will contain the scientific explanation for phenomena that defy credulity, from unique animal behaviors to the characteristics of distant galaxies, from amazing aspects of the human mind to the paradoxes of subatomic physics. The book will also include a history of debunked scientific theories, notions once taken for granted that have been shown to be false.

100 Greatest Science Discoveries of All Time

100 Greatest Science Discoveries of All Time
Author: Kendall Haven
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-02-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1591582652

Introduces one hundred discoveries that changed science, including information on who discovered it, how it was discovered, and what makes it one of the one hundred greatest scientific breakthroughs.

100 New Scientific Discoveries

100 New Scientific Discoveries
Author: Time, inc
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2012
Genre: Discoveries in science
ISBN: 9781683307358

A collection of stories about groundbreaking scientific discoveries covers topics spanning the breadth of the sciences.

100 Science Discoveries

100 Science Discoveries
Author: Colin Salter
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-10-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1911663542

An accessible compendium of the world’s greatest scientists and the stories behind their dramatic breakthroughs From the early Greek mathematicians Euclid and Archimedes through to present-day Nobel Prize winners, this collection charts the great breakthroughs in scientific understanding. Each entry describes the story of the research, the significance of the science, and its impact on the scientific world, along with a résumé of each scientist’s career. From Roger Bacon’s revolutionary work on optics and Copernicus’s heliocentric model of the universe to Feynman diagrams and gravitational waves, this latest book in the award-winning “100” series serves as a short history of world science, illustrated with drawings, diagrams, and photographs.

The New York Times Book of Science

The New York Times Book of Science
Author: David Corcoran
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
Total Pages: 676
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1402793278

Take a journey through scientific history via 125 outstanding articles from the New York Times archives. For more than 150 years, The New York Times has been in the forefront of science news reporting. These 125 articles from its archives are the very best, covering more than a century of scientific breakthroughs, setbacks, and mysteries. The varied topics range from chemistry to the cosmos, biology to ecology, genetics to artificial intelligence—all curated by the former editor of Science Times, David Corcoran. Big, informative, and wide-ranging, this journey through the scientific stories of our times is a must-have for all science enthusiasts. Contributors include: Lawrence K. Altman, MD * Natalie Angier * William J. Broad * Gina Kolata * William L. Laurence * Dennis Overbye * Walter Sullivan * John Noble Wilford * and more

Time: Great Discoveries

Time: Great Discoveries
Author: Editors of Time Magazine
Publisher: Time
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2001-09-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781929049332

In the span of a single lifetime, we have moved from the Model T to supersonic jets, from AM radios to digital cameras, from outer space to cyberspace. Now you can join the editors of TIME as they bring together the 100 most significant and compelling discoveries of our time. Youll marvel at the treasures of King Tut's tomb, explore the depths of the ocean with Jacques Cousteau. Youll witness the first nuclear chain reaction, travel with polar explorers to the ends of the earth, gaze in awe at the wonders of space only recently revealed by the Hubble Telescope.

The Greatest Science Stories Never Told

The Greatest Science Stories Never Told
Author: Rick Beyer
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2009-11-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 0061626961

100 tales of invention and discovery to astonish, bewilder, & stupefy Meet the angry undertaker who gave us the push-button phone. Discover how modesty led to the invention of the stethoscope. Find out why Albert Einstein patented a refrigerator. Learn how a train full of trumpeters made science history. Did you know about: The frustrated fashion designer who created the space suit? The gun-toting newspaperman who invented the parking meter? The midnight dreams that led to a Nobel Prize? They're so good, you can't read just one!