On Giants' Shoulders: Great Scientists and Their Discoveries from Archimedes to DNA

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ISBN: 9780340712603

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Attribute name	Attribute value
Author	BRAGG MELVYN
Pub Date	18/02/1999
Binding	Paperback
Pages	384

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton General Division

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Bragg's bestselling account of the greatest figures and discoveries in the history of science from Archimedes to DNA

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The fascinating story of science unfolds in this account of the lives and extraordinary discoveries of twelve of its greatest figures - Archimedes, Galileo, Newton, Lavoisier, Faraday, Darwin, Poincare, Freud, Einstein, Marie Curie and Crick and Watson. Exploring their impact and legacy with leading scientists of today including Stephen Jay Gould, Oliver Sacks, Lewis Wolpert, Susan Greenfield, Roger Penrose and Richard Dawkins, Melvyn Bragg illuminates the core issues of science past and present, and conveys the excitement and importance of the scientific quest.