DK science: the definitive visual guide
This reference book tells the story of scientific progress from the invention of the wheel to 21st century climate solutions. It captures every key moment of discovery, and shows how the concepts, the inventions, and the individuals behind them have changed our world. Through illustrations and accessible text, Science explains even the most complex topics clearly--P. [4] of cover.
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- Full title :DK science : the definitive visual guide / editor in chief, Adam Hart-Davis.
Summary
This reference book tells the story of scientific progress from the invention of the wheel to 21st century climate solutions. It captures every key moment of discovery, and shows how the concepts, the inventions, and the individuals behind them have changed our world. Through illustrations and accessible text, Science explains even the most complex topics clearly--P. [4] of cover.
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- Publication Date:2009.
- Edition:1st American ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):DK Pub
- Place of Publication:New York, N.Y
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2009.
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:512 pages : : illustrations (chiefly color) ; : 31 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780756655709, 0756655706
- oclc:ocn311780536
- LC Classification:Q162
- Dewey Decimal:500
Table of Contents
The dawn of science: prehistory to 1500 -- Renaissance & Enlightenment: 1500-1700 -- The Industrial Revolution: 1700-1890 -- The Atomic Age: 1890-1970 -- The Information Age: 1970 onward.
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