Some of the world's most esteemed experts--Nobel laureates, best-selling authors, and renowned scholars--engage in spontaneous and intimate conversations that combine hard facts with an inspiring--and breathtaking--look into our future.
This small book contains notes for lectures given by the author, and even propositions for student exercises.
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Throughout history, science has changed lives and dramatically altered the way in which the universe is perceived. Focusing on the 100 most significant scientific events of all time--from Archimedes' discovery of the two fundamental principles underlying physics and engineering (levers and buoyancy) in 260 B.C.E. to human anatomy, Jupiter's moons, electrons, black holes, the human genome, and more--storyteller Kendall Haven has created a ready reference for those seeking information on science discoveries. Brimming with fascinating and fun facts about 100 scientific breakthroughs, this collection presents the real stories behind the history of science, at the same time offering a panoramic overview of the history of science and an introduction to some of the most important scientists in history. Grades 6 and up.
From astronomy to zoology, the practice of science proceeds from
scientific ways of thinking. These patterns of thought, such as
defining and classifying, hypothesizing and experimenting, form the
building blocks of all scientific endeavor. Understanding how they work
is therefore an essential foundation for everyone involved in
scientific study or teaching, from elementary school students to
classroom teachers and professional scientists.
In this book, Steven Darian examines the language of science in order
to analyze the patterns of thinking that underlie scientific endeavor.
He draws examples from university science textbooks in a variety of
disciplines, since these offer a common, even canonical, language for
scientific expression. Darian identifies and focuses in depth on nine
patterns—defining, classifying, using figurative language, determining
cause and effect, hypothesizing, experimenting, visualizing,
quantifying, and comparing—and shows how they interact in practice. He
also traces how these thought modes developed historically from
Pythagoras through Newton.