The ten most beautiful experiments / George Johnson.
Johnson, George, 1952 January 20-
2008
Q182.3 .J65 2008 (Mapit)
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Title The ten most beautiful experiments / George Johnson.
Author Johnson, George, 1952 January 20-
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9781400041015
1400041015
Imprint New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
Language English
Description xiv, 192 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Call Number Q182.3 .J65 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification 507.8
Summary 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. Johnson takes us to those times when the world seemed filled with mysterious forces, when scientists were dazzled by light, by electricity, and by the beating of the hearts they laid bare on the dissecting table. For all of them, diligence was rewarded. In an instant, confusion was swept aside and something new about nature leaped into view. In bringing us these stories, Johnson restores some of the romance to science, reminding us of the existential excitement of a single soul staring down the unknown.--From publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Galileo : the way things really move
William Harvey : mysteries of the heart
Isaac Newton : what a color is
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier : the farmer's daughter
Luigi Galvani : animal electricity
Michael Faraday : something deeply hidden
James Joule : how the world works
A.A. Michelson : lost in space
Ivan Pavlov : measuring the immeasurable
Robert Millikan : in the borderland
Afterword : the eleventh most beautiful experiment.

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