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Magic universe : the Oxford guide to modern science / by Calder, Nigel,1931-2014.(CARDINAL)334813;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Subjects: Science.; Science; Discoveries in science.;
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Who discovered what and when / by Ellyard, David,1942-(CARDINAL)523073;
MARCIVE 03/06/09Includes index.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Encyclopedias.; Discoveries in science; Discoveries in science; Science;
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Science in the twentieth century. [sound recording] a social-intellectual survey / by Goldman, Steven L.,1941-(CARDINAL)771897; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Course guidebook includes bibliographical references.Lecture 25. Molecular biology -- Lecture 26. Molecular medicine -- Lecture 27. Culture: anthropology and archaeology -- Lecture 28. Culture: history -- Lecture 29. Culture: linguistics -- Lecture 30. Society: sociology -- Lecture 31. Society: political science -- Lecture 32. Society: economics -- Lecture 33. Mind: classical and behavioral psychology -- Lecture 34. Mind: cybernetics, AI, connectionism -- Lecture 35. Looking back -- Lecture 36. Looking around and looking ahead.Lectures delivered by Steven L. Goldman, Lehigh University.Discusses the distinctive ideas that characterize 20th century science, organized into five major themes: matter and energy, the universe, earth, life, and humanity. Discover the significant developments in anthropology, archaeology, history, linguistics, sociology, political science, economics, psychology, and cognitive science, alongside physics, chemistry, mathematics, Earth science, and biology.
Subjects: Discoveries in science.; Science;
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Science in the twentieth century. [sound recording] a social-intellectual survey / by Goldman, Steven L.,1941-(CARDINAL)771897; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Course guidebook includes bibliographical references.Lecture 13. Mathematics and reality -- Lecture 14. The universe expands -- Lecture 15. What is the universe? -- Lecture 16. How do we know what's out there? -- Lecture 17. From equilibrium to dynamism -- Lecture 18. Subterranean fury -- Lecture 19. Solar system citizen -- Lecture 20. Science organized, adopted, co-opted -- Lecture 21. Techno-science and globalization -- Lecture 22. The evolution of evolution -- Lecture 23. Human evolution -- Lecture 24. Genetics, from Mendel to molecules.Lectures delivered by Steven L. Goldman, Lehigh University.Discusses the distinctive ideas that characterize 20th century science, organized into five major themes: matter and energy, the universe, earth, life, and humanity. Discover the significant developments in anthropology, archaeology, history, linguistics, sociology, political science, economics, psychology, and cognitive science, alongside physics, chemistry, mathematics, Earth science, and biology.
Subjects: Discoveries in science.; Science;
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Science in the twentieth century. [sound recording] a social-intellectual survey / by Goldman, Steven L.,1941-; Teaching Company.;
Course guidebook includes bibliographical references.Lecture 1. The evolution of 20th-Century science -- Lecture 2. Redefining reality -- Lecture 3. Quantum theory makes its appearance -- Lecture 4. The heroic "old" age of quantum theory -- Lecture 5. A newer theory: QED -- Lecture 6. QED meets fission and fusion -- Lecture 7. Learning by smashing -- Lecture 8. What good is QED? -- Lecture 9. The newest theory: quantum chromodynamics -- Lecture 10. Unifying nature -- Lecture 11. Chemists become designers -- Lecture 12. Mathematics and truth.Lectures delivered by Steven L. Goldman, Lehigh University.Discusses the distinctive ideas that characterize 20th century science, organized into five major themes: matter and energy, the universe, earth, life, and humanity. Discover the significant developments in anthropology, archaeology, history, linguistics, sociology, political science, economics, psychology, and cognitive science, alongside physics, chemistry, mathematics, Earth science, and biology.
Subjects: Discoveries in science.; Science;
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Marvels of science : 50 fascinating 5-minute reads / by Haven, Kendall F.(CARDINAL)328929;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Discoveries in science; Science; Science;
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Great scientific ideas that changed the world [videorecording] / by Goldman, Steven L.,1941-(CARDINAL)771897; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Part 1. Knowledge, know-how, and social change ; Writing makes science possible ; Inventing reason and knowledge ; The birth of natural science ; Mathematics as the order of nature ; The birth of techno-science ; Universities relaunch the idea of knowledge ; The medieval revolution in know-how ; Progress enters into history ; The printed book : Gutenberg to Galileo ; Renaissance painting and techno-science ; Copernicus moves the Earth -- Part 2. The birth of modern science ; Algebra, calculus, and probability ; Conservation and symmetry ; Instruments as extensions of the mind ; Time, change , and novelty ; The atomic theory of matter ; The cell theory of life ; The germ theory of disease ; The gene theory of inheritance ; Energy challenges matter ; Fields : the immaterial become real ; Relationships become physical -- Part 3. Evolution as process science ; Statistical laws challenge determinism ; Techno-science comes of age ; Institutions empower innovation ; The quantum revolution ; Relativity redefines space and time ; Reconceiving the universe, again ; The idea behind the computer ; Three faces of information ; System, chaos, and self-organization ; Life as molecules in action ; Great ideas, past and future.Lecturer: Professor Steven L. Goldman, Lehigh University.Presents 36 lectures discussing the evolving relationship of science with society during the 20th century.DVD.
Subjects: Video recordings.; Science; Technology; Discoveries in science.;
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Einstein's luck : the truth behind some of the greatest scientific discoveries / by Waller, John,1972-(CARDINAL)673463;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-301) and index.The pasteurization of spontaneous generation -- 'The battle over the electron' -- The eclipse of Isaac Newton: Arthur Eddirtgton's 'proof' of general relativity -- Very unscientific management -- The Hawthorne studies: finding what you are looking for -- Myth in the time of cholera -- 'The Priest who held the key': Gregor Mendel and the ratios of fact and fiction -- Was Joseph Lister Mr Clean? -- The Origin of Species by means of use-inheritance -- 'A is for ape, B is for Bible': science, religion, and melodrama -- Painting yourself into a comer: Charles Best and the discovery of insulin -- Alexander Fleming's dirty dishes -- 'A decoy of Satan'.
Subjects: Science; Discoveries in science.;
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Science wars [sound recording] : what scientists know and how they know it / by Goldman, Steven L.,1941-(CARDINAL)771897; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Part 1. Knowledge and truth are age-old problems ; Competing visions of the scientific method ; Galileo, the Catholic Church, and truth ; Isaac Newton's theory of the universe ; Science vs. philosophy in the 17th century ; Locke, Hume, and the path to skepticism ; Kant restores certainty ; Science, society, and the Age of Reason ; Science comes of age in the 19th century ; Theories need not explain ; Knowledge as a product of the active mind ; Trading reality for experience -- Part 2. Scientific truth in the early 20th century ; Two new theories of scientific knowledge ; Einstein and Bohr redefine reality ; Truth, ideology, and thought collectives ; Kuhn's revolutionary image of science ; Challenging mainstream science from within ; Objectivity under attack ; Scientific knowledge as a social construct ; New definitions of objectivity ; Science wars of the late 20th century ; Intelligent design and the scope of science ; Truth, history, and citizenship.Lecturer, Steven L. Goldman, Lehigh University.Presents 1-12 (part 1) and 13-24 (part 2) lectures discussing the nature of scientific knowledge and of the claims to truth that scientists make on behalf of their theories.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Lectures.; Science; Discoveries in science; Scientists.;
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Great scientific ideas that changed the world [sound recording] / by Goldman, Steven L.,1941-,author,teacher.(CARDINAL)771897; Teaching Company,publisher.(CARDINAL)349444;
pt. 1: disc 1. lecture 1. Knowledge, know-how, and social change ; lecture 2. Writing makes science possible -- disc 2. lecture 3. Inventing reason and knowledge ; lecture 4. The birth of natural science -- disc 3. lecture 5. Mathematics as the order of nature ; lecture 6. The birth of techno-science -- disc 4. lecture 7. Universities relaunch the idea of knowledge ; lecture 8. The Medieval revolution in know-how -- disc 5. lecture 9. Progress enters into history ; lecture 10. The printed book : Gutenberg to Galileo -- disc 6. lecture 11. Renaissance painting and techno-science ; lecture 12. Copernicus moves the earth --pt. 2: disc 7. lecture 13. The birth of modern science ; lecture 14. Algebra, calculus, and probability -- disc 8. lecture 15. Conservation and symmetry ; lecture 16. Instruments as extensions of the mind -- disc 9. lecture 17. Time, change, and novelty ; lecture 18. The atomic theory of matter -- disc 10. lecture 19. The cell theory of life ; lecture 20. The germ theory of disease -- disc 11. lecture 21. The gene theory of inheritance ; lecture 22. Energy challenges matter -- disc 12. lecture 23. Fields : the immaterial becomes real ; lecture 24. Relationships become physical --pt. 3: disc 13. lecture 25. Evolution as process science ; lecture 26. Statistical laws challenge determinism -- disc 14. lecture 27. Techno-science comes of age ; lecture 28. Institutions empower innovation -- disc 15. lecture 29. The quantum revolution ; lecture 30. Relativity redefines space and time -- disc 16. lecture 31. Reconceiving the universe, again ; lecture 32. The idea behind the computer -- disc 17. lecture 33. Three faces of information ; lecture 34. System, chaos, and self-organization -- disc 18. lecture 35. Life as molecules in action ; lecture 36. Great ideas, past and future.Lecturer, Steven L. Goldman.Professor Steven L. Goldman of Lehigh University presents thirty-six lectures on the historic milestones in the various branches of science.
Subjects: Science; Discoveries in science.; Technology;
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