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- 9780198609414
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- Subject
- Science
- Book Title
- Galileo's Finger : the Ten Great Ideas of Science
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- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2004
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- Trade Paperback
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- English
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- Yes
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- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Science
- Topic
- General, History, Essays
- Item Weight
- 15.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 5 in
- Number of Pages
- 398 Pages
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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0198609418
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9780198609414
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Book Title
Galileo's Finger : the Ten Great Ideas of Science
Number of Pages
398 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, History, Essays
Publication Year
2004
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
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Trade Paperback
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0.8 in
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15.3 Oz
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7.7 in
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'The Nobel Prize for Literature has never been won by a scientist. It ishigh time it happened, and Peter Atkins would be my candidate. He is not apopularizer of science in the ordinary sense . . . He is not afraid to lead ustoward the far horizons of scientific understanding but, rather thanoversimplify and trivialise, he uses his powerful mastery of the Englishlanguage to open our eyes to the poetry of deep science . . . Atkins's literateprose leaves us inspired, fulfilled, enriched, and properly alive.'Richard Dawkins, "An accessible and informative introduction to Western scientific thought."--Science News"For the uninitiated, this is remedial education that is pleasurable rather than punishing."--Booklist"The Nobel Prize for Literature has never been won by a scientist. It is high time it happened, and Peter Atkins would be my candidate. He is not a popularizer of science in the ordinary sense.... He is not afraid to lead us toward the far horizons of scientific understanding but, rather than oversimplify and trivialise, he uses his powerful mastery of the English language to open our eyes to the poetry of deep science.... Atkins's literate prose leaves us inspired, fulfilled, enriched, and properly alive."--Richard Dawkins, author of The Selfish Gene and Unweaving the Rainbow, 'Review from previous edition Peter Atkins aims to give nontechnical but honest explanations of difficult ideas, and gets the level exactly right, perfectly exemplifying Einstein's dictum: [science] should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.'Sir Michael Berry, 'This is a charming and ambitious book that I would not hesitate to recommend as a gift for a young person on the threshold of a scientific career, or as the basis for a course or discussion group on general science.'Nature, '...as close as a general reader can hope to get to understanding the essentials of modern science. Everything important is here... Should you read it if you are not a scientist? Yes ... for breadth and authenticity of material Galileo's Finger is a true model, not available elsewhere as faras I know.'Times Higher Education Supplement, 'The Nobel Prize for Literature has never been won by a scientist. It is high time it happened, and Peter Atkins would be my candidate. He is not a popularizer of science in the ordinary sense . . . He is not afraid to lead us toward the far horizons of scientific understanding but, ratherthan oversimplify and trivialise, he uses his powerful mastery of the English language to open our eyes to the poetry of deep science . . . Atkins's literate prose leaves us inspired, fulfilled, enriched, and properly alive.'Richard Dawkins, 'this has all the virtues of a good textbook. Atkins gives a breathtaking review of present understanding'John Maddox, Times Literary Supplement, "An accessible and informative introduction to Western scientific thought."--Science News "For the uninitiated, this is remedial education that is pleasurable rather than punishing."--Booklist "The Nobel Prize for Literature has never been won by a scientist. It is high time it happened, and Peter Atkins would be my candidate. He is not a popularizer of science in the ordinary sense.... He is not afraid to lead us toward the far horizons of scientific understanding but, rather than oversimplify and trivialise, he uses his powerful mastery of the English language to open our eyes to the poetry of deep science.... Atkins's literate prose leaves us inspired, fulfilled, enriched, and properly alive."--Richard Dawkins, author of The Selfish Gene and Unweaving the Rainbow, 'Review from previous edition Peter Atkins aims to give nontechnical but honest explanations of difficult ideas, and gets the level exactly right, perfectly exemplifying Einstein's dictum: [science] should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.'Sir Michael Berry'The Nobel Prize for Literature has never been won by a scientist. It is high time it happened, and Peter Atkins would be my candidate. He is not a popularizer of science in the ordinary sense . . . He is not afraid to lead us toward the far horizons of scientific understanding but, rather than oversimplify and trivialise, he uses his powerful mastery of the English language to open our eyes to the poetry of deep science . . . Atkins's literate proseleaves us inspired, fulfilled, enriched, and properly alive.'Richard Dawkins'...he explains with unusual clarity the deep connections that run through cosmology, the "quantum" realms of the subatomic, the evolution of life and the significance of mathematics in the whole of nature as well as the human mind. It is difficult enough to give an accessible account of any of these themes to a non-scientific readership. That he manages to orchestrate a remarkable symphony while conveying a sense of the drama, complexity and excitementevoked by the ideas is a huge achievement. I would want to place his book in the hands of anybody seeking an overview of science and mathematics ... this book is one of the best panoramic views of nature'sextraordinary symmetry, subtlety and mystery currently on offer.'John Cornwell, Sunday Times'This is a charming and ambitious book that I would not hesitate to recommend as a gift for a young person on the threshold of a scientific career, or as the basis for a course or discussion group on general science.'Nature'...as close as a general reader can hope to get to understanding the essentials of modern science. Everything important is here... Should you read it if you are not a scientist? Yes ... for breadth and authenticity of material Galileo's Finger is a true model, not available elsewhere as far as I know.'Times Higher Education Supplement'this has all the virtues of a good textbook. Atkins gives a breathtaking review of present understanding'John Maddox, Times Literary Supplement'audacious and challenging ... you'll be left with a sense of awe about the structure of the natural world, and the deep connections within it.'Toronto Globe and Mail, "An accessible and informative introduction to Western scientific thought."--Science News "For the uninitiated, this is remedial education that is pleasurable rather than punishing."--Booklist "The Nobel Prize for Literature has never been won by a scientist. It is high time it happened, and Peter Atkins would be my candidate. He is not a popularizer of science in the ordinary sense.... He is not afraid to lead us toward the far horizons of scientific understanding but, rather than oversimplify and trivialise, he uses his powerful mastery of the English language to open our eyes to the poetry of deep science.... Atkins's literate prose leaves us inspired, fulfilled, enriched, and properly alive."--Richard Dawkins, author ofThe Selfish GeneandUnweaving the Rainbow, '...he explains with unusual clarity the deep connections that run through cosmology, the "quantum" realms of the subatomic, the evolution of life and the significance of mathematics in the whole of nature as well as the human mind. It is difficult enough to give an accessible account of anyof these themes to a non-scientific readership. That he manages to orchestrate a remarkable symphony while conveying a sense of the drama, complexity and excitement evoked by the ideas is a huge achievement. I would want to place his book in the hands of anybody seeking an overview of science andmathematics ... this book is one of the best panoramic views of nature's extraordinary symmetry, subtlety and mystery currently on offer.'John Cornwell, Sunday Times, 'This is a charming and ambitious book that I would not hesitate torecommend as a gift for a young person on the threshold of a scientific career,or as the basis for a course or discussion group on general science.'Nature, 'audacious and challenging ... you'll be left with a sense of awe about the structure of the natural world, and the deep connections within it.'Toronto Globe and Mail, 'Review from previous edition Peter Atkins aims to give nontechnical buthonest explanations of difficult ideas, and gets the level exactly right,perfectly exemplifying Einstein's dictum: [science] should be made as simple aspossible, but not simpler.'Sir Michael Berry, 'this has all the virtues of a good textbook. Atkins gives a breathtakingreview of present understanding'John Maddox, Times Literary Supplement, '...he explains with unusual clarity the deep connections that run throughcosmology, the "quantum" realms of the subatomic, the evolution of life and thesignificance of mathematics in the whole of nature as well as the human mind. Itis difficult enough to give an accessible account of any of these themes to anon-scientific readership. That he manages to orchestrate a remarkable symphonywhile conveying a sense of the drama, complexity and excitement evoked by theideas is a huge achievement. I would want to place his book in the hands ofanybody seeking an overview of science and mathematics ... this book is one ofthe best panoramic views of nature's extraordinary symmetry, subtlety andmystery currently on offer.'John Cornwell, Sunday Times, '...as close as a general reader can hope to get to understanding theessentials of modern science. Everything important is here... Should you readit if you are not a scientist? Yes ... for breadth and authenticity of materialGalileo's Finger is a true model, not available elsewhere as far as I know.'Times Higher Education Supplement, 'this as all the virtues of a good textbook. Atkins gives a breathtakingreview of present understanding'John Maddox, Times Literary Supplement, 'audacious and challenging ... you'll be left with a sense of awe about the structure of the natural world, and the deep connections within it. 'Toronto Globe and Mail
Dewey Decimal
500
Table Of Content
Prologue: the emergence of understanding1. Evolution: the emergence of complexity2. DNA: the rationalization of biology3. Energy: the universalization of accountancy4. Entropy: the spring of change5. Atoms: the reduction of matter6. Symmetry: the quantification of beauty7. Quanta: the simplification of understanding8. Cosmology: the globalization of reality9. Spacetime: the arena of action10. Arithmetic: the limitation of explanationEpilogue: the future of understandingFurther ReadingIndex
Synopsis
Galileo, one of whose fingers is preserved in a vessel displayed in Florence, provided much of the impetus for modern science, pointing the way out of medieval ignorance. In this brilliant account of the central ideas of contemporary science, Peter Atkins celebrates the effectiveness of Galileo's symbolic finger for revealing the nature of our universe, our world, and ourselves. With wit, charm, and patience, Atkins leads the reader to an understanding of the essence of the whole of science., Any literate person should be familiar with the central ideas of modern science. In his sparkling new book, Peter Atkins introduces his choice of the ten great ideas of science. With wit, charm, patience, and astonishing insights, he leads the reader through the emergence of the concepts, and then presents them in a strikingly effective manner. At the same time, he works into his engaging narrative an illustration of the scientific method and shows how simple ideas can have enormous consequences.His choice of the ten great ideas are:* Evolution occurs by natural selection, in which the early attempts at explaining the origin of species is followed by an account of the modern approach and some of its unsolved problems.* Inheritance is encoded in DNA, in which the story of the emergence of an understanding of inheritance is followed through to the mapping of the human genome.* Energy is conserved, in which we see how the central concept of energy gradually dawned on scientists as they mastered the motion of particles and the concept of heat.* All change is the consequence of the purposeless collapse of energy and matter into disorder, in which the extraordinarily simple concept of entropy is used to account for events in the world.* Matter is atomic, in which we see how the concept of atoms emerged and how the different personalities of the elements arise from the structures of their atoms.* Symmetry limits, guides, and drives, in which we see how concepts related to beauty can be extended to understand the nature of fundamental particles and the forces that act between them.* Waves behave like particles and particles behave like waves, in which we see how old familiar ideas gave way to the extraordinary insights of quantum theory and transformed our perception of matter.* The universe is expanding, in which we see how a combination of astronomy and a knowledge of elementary particles accounts for the origin of the universe and its long term future.* Spacetime is curved by matter, in which we see the emergence of the theories of special and general relativity and come to understand the nature of space and time.* If arithmetic is consistent, then it is incomplete, in which we learn the origin of numbers and arithmetic, see how the philosophy of mathematics lets us understand the nature of this most cerebral of subjects, and are brought to the limits of its power.C. P. Snow once said 'not knowing the second law of thermodynamics is like never having read a work by Shakespeare'. This is an extraordinary, exciting book that not only will make you literate in science but give you deep enjoyment on the way., Why Galileo's finger? Galileo, one of whose fingers is preserved in a vessel displayed in Florence, provided much of the impetus for modern science, pointing the way out of medieval ignorance. In this brilliant account of the central ideas of contemporary science, Peter Atkins celebrates the effectiveness of Galileo's symbolic finger for revealing the nature of our universe, our world, and ourselves. Galileo's Finger takes the reader on an extraordinary journey that embraces the ten central ideas of current science. "By a great idea," writes Peter Atkins, "I mean a simple concept of great reach, an acorn of an idea that ramifies into a great oak tree of application, a spider of an idea that can spin a great web and draw in a feast of explanation and elucidation." With wit, charm, and patience, Atkins leads the reader to an understanding of the essence of the whole of science, from evolution and the emergence of complexity, to entropy, the spring of all change in the universe; from energy, the universalization of accountancy, to symmetry, the quantification of beauty; and from cosmology, the globalization of reality, to spacetime, the arena of all action. "My intention is for us to travel to the high ridges of science," Atkins tells us. "As the journey progresses and I lead you carefully to the summit of understanding, you will experience the deep joy of illumination that science alone provides." Galileo's Finger breaks new ground in communicating science to the general reader. Here are the essential ideas of today's science, explained in magical prose.
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2004
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