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13 Things that Don't Make Sense The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time

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Beschreibung

Spanning disciplines from biology to cosmology, chemistry to psychology to physics, Michael Brooks thrillingly captures the excitement of scientific discovery.Science's best-kept secret is this: even today, thereare experimental results that the most brilliant scientists cannot explain. In the past,...

Beschreibung

Spanning disciplines from biology to cosmology, chemistry to psychology to physics, Michael Brooks thrillingly captures the excitement of scientific discovery.Science's best-kept secret is this: even today, thereare experimental results that the most brilliant scientists cannot explain. In the past, similar "anomalies" have revolutionized our world. If history is any precedent, we should look to today's inexplicable results to forecast the future of science. Michael Brooks heads to the scientific frontier to confront thirteen modern-day anomalies and what they might reveal about tomorrow's breakthroughs.

Rezension

"This elegantly written, meticulously researched and thought-provoking book provides a window into how science actually works, and is sure to spur intense debate." - New Scientist"A boundless enthusiasm resounds through this homage to the outstanding problems of science."- Seed Magazine"You will be amazed and astonished you when you learn that science has been unable to come up with a working definition of life, why death should happen at all, why sex is necessary, or whether cold fusion is a hoax or one of the greatest breakthroughs of all time."-Richard Ellis, author of The Empty Ocean and Tuna: A Love Story"Fascinating. . . . Brooks expertly works his way through . . . hotly debated quandaries in a smooth, engaging writing style reminiscent of Carl Sagan or Stephen Jay Gould."-Anahad O'Connor, author of Never Shower in a Thunderstorm

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum

11.08.2009
Verlag Vintage, New York
Seitenzahl

256

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum

11.08.2009
Verlag Vintage, New York
Seitenzahl

256
Maße (L/B/H)

20,6/13,6/1,7 cm
Gewicht

219 g
Sprache

Englisch
ISBN

978-0-307-27881-4
Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: 13 Things that Don't Make Sense
  • Prologue1 THE MISSING UNIVERSE We can only account for 4 percent of the cosmos2 THE PIONEER ANOMALY Two spacecraft are flouting the laws of physics3 VARYING CONSTANTS Destabilizing our view of the universe4 COLD FUSION Nuclear energy without the drama5 LIFE Are you more than just a bag of chemicals?6 VIKING NASA scientists found evidence for life on Mars. Then they changed their minds.7 THE WOW! SIGNAL Has ET already been in touch?8 A GIANT VIRUS It's a freak that could rewrite the story of life9 DEATH Evolution's problem with self-destruction10 SEX There are better ways to reproduce11 FREE WILL Your decisions are not your own12 THE PLACEBO EFFECT Who's being deceived?13 HOMEOPATHY It's patently absurd, so why won't it go away?Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes And Sources Index