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Science: The Definitive Visual Guide [Hardcover]

Adam Hart-Davis (Editor)

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Book Description

Publication Date: 1 Oct 2009

The complete illustrated science encyclopedia covering the history, key discoveries, inventions and people

This remarkable reference book reveals the story of scientific progress from the invention of the wheel to 21st-century climate solutions, including everything from ancient Greek geometry and quantum physics to the worldwide web.

Explore every key moment of scientific discovery and find out how the concepts, inventions and the individuals behind them have changed our world.

With stunning artworks and authoritative information this makes even complex scientific subjects easily comprehensible.

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The complete illustrated science encyclopedia covering the history, key discoveries, inventions and people

Explore every key moment of scientific discovery and find out how the concepts, inventions and the individuals behind them have changed our world.

With stunning artworks and authoritative information this makes even complex scientific subjects easily comprehensible.

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Product details

Hardcover: 512 pages
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (1 Oct 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1405322470
ISBN-13: 978-1405322478
Product Dimensions: 25.9 x 3.5 x 30.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 185,421 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A visual delight for the general reader... a triumph of science communication. (Chemistry World ) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Adam Hart-Davis has worked and presented on major TV series including Local Heroes, Top Ten Treasures, Tomorrow's World, What The Stuarts Did For Us, What The Victorians Did For Us, What The Romans Did For Us, and What The Ancients Did For Us. He lives in the West of England.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The really is a fantastic book! 7 Dec 2009

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I have bought many of the DK "Definitive Visual Guide" books over the past few years. These have ranged in quality from the excellent (Earth, Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife, Human: The Definitive Guide to Our Species), through the solid (History: The Definitive Visual Guide - from the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day, Ocean: The World's Last Wilderness Revealed) to the occasional below-par effort (Plant (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew)).

I am very happy to say that Science is probably the best book of the the entire series. It is packed with information, both technical and historical, and does an excellent job of explaining the complex in diagrams and text. My science-loving son was enthralled, and eager to read more of it.

Best of all was the reference section near the back of the book, which summarises a great deal of human knowledge in a few pages - and includes the equations on which science is built. I can't find fault with this book, and it certainly deserves much recommendation!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect present! 27 Nov 2009

By H. Taylor

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`Science' is a full-colour, large format book with glorious illustrations, a logical arrangement and authoritative consultants such as John Gribbin, Jeremy Cherfas and Douglas Palmer. All fine communicators of science. The editor-in-chief is Adam Hart-Davis, the greatest UK science and invention communicator of them all.

It uses a historical narrative, subdivided by the disciplines of science and technology. It ends with valuable Reference, Who's Who and Glossary sections. However, `Science' is much more than a reference book with great artwork.

Although it has a useful Index and good `findability' for particular topics and scientists, I don't think that is the best way to use it. Try another method: start at the beginning and read to the end! If you do that you will find `Science' uniquely rewarding because it communicates brilliantly the discovery process of all science through of all its history. It gradually unfolds the pattern of science as an amazing, evolving, historically-grounded global culture.

`Science' will make an excellent present for many young - or young at heart - people. It might just change their life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Yet Again, An Amazing Book From DK 30 Oct 2010

By zx50

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This book is utterly amazing! It's absolutely packed FULL of all the scientific knowledge your brain could ever need to take in. I've browsed through the book and know that I'm going to love this once I start reading it. I don't know whether these could be a COMPLETE substitute for other books (bit of a contradiction here, I know), but by hell, they come very close though. Anyone wanting to know about science, DEFINITLEY get this. I'm so pleased I did.

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