Louis Agassiz

Louis Agassiz
Author: Christoph Irmscher
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2013
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0547577672
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A provocative new life restoring Agassiz--America's most famous natural scientist of the 19th century, inventor of the Ice Age, stubborn anti-Darwinist--to his glorious, troubling place in science and culture.


Louis Agassiz
Language: en
Pages: 453

Louis Agassiz

Authors: Christoph Irmscher
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013 - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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A provocative new life restoring Agassiz--America's most famous natural scientist of the 19th century, inventor of the Ice Age, stubborn anti-Darwinist--to his
American Science in an Age of Anxiety
Language: en
Pages: 396

American Science in an Age of Anxiety

Authors: Jessica Wang
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-11-09 - Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

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No professional group in the United States benefited more from World War II than the scientific community. After the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
Beautiful Geometry
Language: en
Pages: 206

Beautiful Geometry

Authors: Eli Maor
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-11 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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An exquisite visual celebration of the 2,500-year history of geometry If you've ever thought that mathematics and art don't mix, this stunning visual history of
A Palette of Particles
Language: en
Pages: 133

A Palette of Particles

Authors: Jeremy Bernstein
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-03-11 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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From molecules to stars, much of the cosmic canvas can be painted in brushstrokes of primary color: the protons, neutrons, and electrons we know so well. But fo
Is American Science in Decline?
Language: en
Pages: 241

Is American Science in Decline?

Authors: Yu Xie
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-06-11 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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Alarmists argue that the United States urgently needs more and better trained scientists to compete with the rest of the world. Their critics counter that, far