Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The history of science is the history of great minds building upon the ideas of their predecessors. In 1676, Isaac Newton wrote to Robert Hooke, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." The five-volume On the Shoulders of Giants set chronologically presents those "giants" and their work. By showing how science evolved from the philosophies of ancient Greece to today's high-tech science, these volumes convey the importance and the excitement of scientific discovery.
This volume covers the most significant scientific discoveries during the first half of the twentieth century.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-155) and index.