The Discoveries
Great Breakthroughs in 20th-Century Science
An extraordinarily accessible, illuminating chronicle of the great moments of scientific discovery in the 20th century, and an exploration into the minds of the remarkable men and women behind them.
We know and read the literary masterpieces; how many of us have had the opportunity not only to read but understand the masterpieces of science that describe the very moment of discovery? The last century has seen an explosion of creativity and insight that led to breakthroughs in every field of science: from the theory of relativity to the first quantum model of the atom to the mapping of the structure of DNA, these discoveries profoundly changed how we understand the world and our place in it.
Alan Lightman tells the stories…
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November 14, 2006ALAN LIGHTMAN earned his PhD in physics from the California Institute of Technology and is the author of seven novels, including the international best seller Einstein’s Dreams and The Diagnosis, a finalist for the National Book Award. His nonfiction includes The Accidental Universe, Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine, and Probable Impossibilities. He has taught at Harvard and at MIT, where he was the first person to receive a dual faculty appointment in science and the humanities. He is currently a professor of the practice of the humanities at MIT. He is the host of the public television series Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science.
The Shape of Wonder
Alan Lightman and Martin Rees
The Miraculous from the Material
Alan Lightman
The Transcendent Brain
Alan Lightman
Probable Impossibilities
Alan Lightman
Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine
Alan Lightman
Screening Room
Alan Lightman
The Accidental Universe
Alan Lightman
Einstein's Dreams
Alan Lightman
Mr g
Alan Lightman
GOOD BENITO
Alan Lightman
Ghost
Alan Lightman
The Discoveries
Alan Lightman
A Sense of the Mysterious
Alan Lightman