The big ideas in science : a complete introduction / Jon Evans.
By: Evans, Jon [author.].
Contributor(s): Credo Reference (Firm) [distributor.].
Series: Teach yourself: Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2023Edition: [Enhanced Credo edition].Description: 1 online resource (34 entries) : 16 images ; digital files.Content type: text | still image Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781803162171.Subject(s): Science | Space sciences | Biology | Evolution | TechnologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: View this item online Also available in print version.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part one. How we got here. 1. Bang we're off ; 2. We are all stardust ; 3. Recipe for a solar system ; 4. Life begins ; 5. Evolution and extinction -- Part two. Way of all flesh. 6. Life in sequence ; 7. From the bottom up ; 8. Getting it on ; 9. Man the defences ; 10. Attack of the nerves -- Part three. Earth, wind and fire. 11. The ground beneath our feet ; 12. Shake, rattle and roll ; 13. Earth rocks ; 14. Wet and windy ; 15. Stormy weather -- Part four. We have the technology. 16. Full of energy ; 17. Coming in waves ; 18. Information overload ; 19. Material advance ; 20. It's alive -- Part five. When science goes bad. 21. Fraud, fakery and fantasy ; 22. Shocks and scares ; 23. Hot enough for you? ; 24. Apocalypse now ; 25. Know your limits -- Part six. Science of the future. 26. Back to the future ; 27. A.I. ; 28. Innerspace ; 29. A space odyssey ; 30. Things to come.
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Covering everything from the Big Bang to global warming, The Big Ideas in Science is an accessible and easy-to-use introduction to the scientific world, what it has achieved over the past few hundred years and what it promises for the future.
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