The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments

From the universally praised New York Times science writer George Johnson ('He provides some of the best science writing I have come across in a long time'-Paul Davies), an irresistible book on the ten most fascinating experiments in the history of science-moments when a curious soul posed a particularly eloquent question to nature and received a crisp, unambiguous reply. Ch. 1 - Galileo: The Way Things Really MoveCh. 2 - William Harvey: Mysteries of the HeartCh. 3 - Isaac Newton: What a Colour IsCh. 4 - Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier: The Farmer's DaughterCh. 5 - Luigi Galvini: Animal ElectricityCh. 6 - Michel Faraday: Something Deeply HiddenCh. 7 - James Joule: How the World WorksCh. 8 - A. Michelson: Lost in SpaceCh. 9 - Ivan Pavlov: Measuring the ImmeasurableCh. 10 - Robert Millikan: In the BorderlandThe diligence of all these scientists was rewarded: in an instant, confusion was swept aside, and something new about nature leapt into view.

From the universally praised New York Times science writer George Johnson (He provides some of the best science writing I have come across in a long timePaul Davies), an irresistible book on the ten most fascinating experiments in the history of sciencemoments when a curious soul posed a particularly eloquent question to nature and received a crisp, unambiguous reply. Ch. 1 - Galileo: The Way Things Really Move Ch. 2 - William Harvey: Mysteries of the Heart Ch. 3 - Isaac Newton: What a Colour Is Ch. 4 - Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier: The Farmers Daughter Ch. 5 - Luigi Galvini: Animal Electricity Ch. 6 - Michel Faraday: Something Deeply Hidden Ch. 7 - James Joule: How the World Works Ch. 8 - A. Michelson: Lost in Space Ch. 9 - Ivan Pavlov: Measuring the Immeasurable Ch. 10 - Robert Millikan: In the Borderland The diligence of all these scientists was rewarded: in an instant, confusion was swept aside, and something new about nature leapt into view.

Préface
One of the world's finest science journalists tells the story of the ten greatest scientific experiments - which in a moment profoundly changed our understanding of the universe.

Auteur

George Johnson

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From the universally praised New York Times science writer George Johnson ( He provides some of the best science writing I have come across in a long time Paul Davies), an irresistible book on the ten most fascinating experiments in the history of science moments when a curious soul posed a particularly eloquent question to nature and received a crisp, unambiguous reply. Ch. 1 - Galileo: The Way Things Really Move Ch. 2 - William Harvey: Mysteries of the Heart Ch. 3 - Isaac Newton: What a Colour Is Ch. 4 - Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier: The Farmer s Daughter Ch. 5 - Luigi Galvini: Animal Electricity Ch. 6 - Michel Faraday: Something Deeply Hidden Ch. 7 - James Joule: How the World Works Ch. 8 - A. Michelson: Lost in Space Ch. 9 - Ivan Pavlov: Measuring the Immeasurable Ch. 10 - Robert Millikan: In the Borderland The diligence of all these scientists was rewarded: in an instant, confusion was swept aside, and something new about nature leapt into view.