A brief history of science : as seen through the development of scientific instruments / Thomas Crump.
Language: English Publication details: Constable Publishers, 2001. London : Description: xxi, 425 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781841195520
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. From the mastery of fire to science in antiquity --
2. The rebirth of science: Copernicus to Newton --
3. Science, technology and communication --
4. Discovering electricity --
5. Energy: science refounded --
6. Chemistry: matter and its transformations --
7. The new age of physics --
8. Astronomy: 1542-2001--
9. Physics: ground zero --
10. Big science.
"From earliest pre-history, with the dawning understanding of fire and its many uses, including cooking and pottery, up to the twenty-first century and the 26-kilometre underground particle accelerator, this is a fascinating exploration of mankind's innovative nature. Thomas Crump describes how our creativity, expressed in the design and production of tools and scientific instruments has continually extended the frontiers of science and, as a consequence, human civilization."--BOOK JACKET.
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