The Canon A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science |
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| Author:
| Angier, Natalie |
| ISBN: | 978-1-921215-83-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2007 |
| Publisher: | Scribe Publications
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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With the singular intelligence and exuberance that made
Womanan international sensation, Natalie Angier takes us on a whirligig tour of the scientific canon. She draws on conversations with hundreds of the world's top scientists and on her own work as a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer for the
New York Timesto create a thoroughly entertaining guide to scientific literacy. Angier's gifts are on full display in
The Canon, an ebullient celebration of science that stands...
More DescriptionWith the singular intelligence and exuberance that made
Womanan international sensation, Natalie Angier takes us on a whirligig tour of the scientific canon. She draws on conversations with hundreds of the world's top scientists and on her own work as a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer for the
New York Timesto create a thoroughly entertaining guide to scientific literacy. Angier's gifts are on full display in
The Canon, an ebullient celebration of science that stands to become a classic.
The Canonis a joyride through the major scienti fic disciplines- physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy. Along the way, we learn what is actually happening when our ice cream melts or our coffee gets cold, what our liver cells do when we eat a caramel, why the horse is an example of evolution at work, and how we're all really made of stardust.