| 101 Things You Don't Know about Science and No One Else Does Either Contributor(s): Trefil, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395877407 ISBN-13: 9780395877401 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $22.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1997 Annotation: James Trefil takes the reader on a thrilling tour across the borders of current scientific knowledge-from astronomy to genetics, from information technology to cosmology, the great contested questions that preoccupy researchers today and will become headlines tomorrow. In elegant, witty three-page summations, Dr. Trefil "makes sense of science for the rest of us" (Washington Post). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Reference - Science | Study & Teaching - Science | Research & Methodology |
| Dewey: 500 |
| LCCN: 97036902 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.90 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: James Trefil takes the reader on a thrilling tour across the borders of current scientific knowledge-from astronomy to genetics, from information technology to cosmology, the great contested questions that preoccupy researchers today and will become headlines tomorrow. In elegant, witty three-page summations, Dr. Trefil makes sense of science for the rest of us (Washington Post). |
Contributor Bio(s): Trefil, James: - James Trefil, the Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University, is the author or coauthor of more than thirty books, including The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. |