The History Of Science From 1895 To 1945

Cover......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 4
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 7
INTRODUCTION......Page 8
PART ONE - THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES......Page 12
CHAPTER 1 - THE NEW ATOM: FROM X RAYS TO THE NUCLEUS......Page 14
CHAPTER 2 - THE NEW UNIVERSE, PART ONE: EINSTEIN AND RELATIVITY......Page 30
CHAPTER 3 - THE NEW UNIVERSE, PART TWO: THE QUANTUM SURPRISE......Page 49
CHAPTER 4 - NEW OBSERVATIONS OF THE UNIVERSE......Page 60
CHAPTER 5 - THE ATOM SPLIT ASUNDER: SCIENCE AND THE BOMB......Page 70
PART TWO - THE LIFE SCIENCES......Page 87
CHAPTER 6 - THE GROWTH OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY......Page 88
CHAPTER 7 - PURSUING THE TRAILS OF GENETICS AND HEREDITY......Page 111
CHAPTER 8 - IN SEARCH OF ANCIENT HUMANS......Page 124
EPILOGUE......Page 142
APPENDIX - THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD......Page 144
CHRONOLOGY......Page 148
GLOSSARY......Page 156
FURTHER READING......Page 160
ABOUT SCIENCE:......Page 161
ABOUT THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES, 1895-1945:......Page 162
ABOUT THE LIFE SCIENCES, 1895-1945:......Page 166
INDEX......Page 168
Back Cover......Page 178