A century of nature : twenty-one discoveries that changed science and the world / edited by Laura Garwin & Tim Lincoln ; with a foreword by Steven Weinberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Garwin, Laura.

Lincoln, Tim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature (London, England).

Science--History.

Science.

Science--Social aspects--History.

Discoveries in science.

Science and civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (381 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Many of the scientific breakthroughs of the twentieth century were first reported in the journal Nature. A Century of Nature brings together in one volume Nature's greatest hits-reproductions of seminal contributions that changed science and the world, accompanied by essays written by leading scientists (including four Nobel laureates) that provide historical context for each article, explain its insights in graceful, accessible prose, and celebrate the serendipity of discovery and the rewards of searching for needles in haystacks.

Contents:

A Century of Nature

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Chronology of twentieth-century science

1925

ONE. Raymond Dart and our African origins

1925. Australopithecus africanus: the man-ape of South Africa

1927

TWO. Electrons make waves

1927. The scattering of electrons by a single crystal of nickel

1932

THREE. The atom completed

1932. Possible existence of a neutron

1938

FOUR. Superfluidity: a new state of matter

1938. Viscosity of liquid helium below the λ-point

1939

FIVE. From nuclear physics to nuclear weapons

1939. Disintegration of uranium by neutrons: a new type of nuclear reaction

1953

SIX. The double helix

1953. A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid

1958

SEVEN. Dawn of structural biology

1958. A three-dimensional model of the myoglobin molecule obtained by X-ray analysis

1960

EIGHT. The first laser

1960. Stimulated optical radiation in ruby

1963

NINE. The quasar enigma

1963. 3C 273: a star-like object with large red-shift

TEN. Seafloor magnetism and drifting continents

1963. Magnetic anomalies over oceanic ridges

1968

ELEVEN. Stellar timekeepers

1968. Observation of a rapidly pulsating radio source

1970

TWELVE. Viruses reverse the genetic flow

1970. RNA-dependent DNA polymerase in virions of RNA tumour viruses

1973

THIRTEEN. Images of body and brain

1973. Image formation by induced local interactions: examples employing nuclear magnetic resonance

1974

FOURTEEN. Journey to the T cell

1974. Restriction of in vitro T cell-mediated cytotoxicity in lymphocytic choriomeningitis within a syngeneic or semiallogeneic system

1976

FIFTEEN. Molecular switches for "animal electricity"

1976. Single-channel currents recorded from membrane of denervated frog muscle fibres

1977

SIXTEEN DNA. sequencing: the silent revolution

1977. Nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage ΦX174 DNA

1980

SEVENTEEN. The blueprint of animals revealed

1980. Mutations affecting segment number and polarity in Drosophila

1985

EIGHTEEN. A hole in Earth's shield

1985. Large losses of total ozone in Antarctica reveal seasonal ClOx/NOx interaction

NINETEEN. Carbon cages and carbon tubes

1985. C60: buckminsterfullerene

1995

TWENTY. Seeking other solar systems

1995. A Jupiter-mass companion to a solar-type star

1997

TWENTY-ONE. Dolly!

1997. Viable offspring derived from fetal and adult mammalian cells

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612538025

9781282538023

1282538020

9780226284163

0226284166

OCLC:

630542262