How does a scientist go about solving problems? How do scientific
discoveries happen? Why are cold fusion and parapsychology different
from mainstream science? What is a scientific worldview? In this lively
and wide-ranging book, Gregory Derry talks about these and other
questions as he introduces the reader to the process of scientific
thinking. From the discovery of X rays and semiconductors to the
argument for continental drift to the invention of the smallpox
vaccine, scientific work has proceeded through honest observation,
critical reasoning, and sometimes just plain luck. Derry starts out
with historical examples, leading readers through the events,
experiments, blind alleys, and thoughts of scientists in the midst of
discovery and invention. Readers at all levels will come away with an
enriched appreciation of how science operates and how it connects with
our daily lives.
A promise made twenty-eight years ago calls seven adults to reunite in Derry, Maine, where as teenagers they battled an evil creature that preyed on the city's children. Unsure that their Losers Club had vanquished the creature all those years ago, the seven had vowed to return to Derry if IT should ever reappear. Now, children are being murdered again and their repressed memories of that summer return as they prepare to do battle with the monster lurking in Derry's sewers once more.
Всем преподавателям английского, а также многим ученикам, знакомо это слово "лимерик". Лимерик - особая стихотворная форма, состсоящая из 5 строк и имеющая жесткую схему рифмовки, размера и сюжета. Эти строгие по форме, но обязательно забавные по содержанию стихи очень широко применяются для того, чтобы научить ритму английской речи. Представляю вам книгу основателя жанра лимериков Эдварда Лира - "The Book Of Nonsense" с параллельными переводами Бориса Архипцева. (насколько я помню, совсем недавно - 12 мая - отмечался Всемирный День Лимериков)
