- Hardcover: 408 pages
- Publisher: National Geographic Books (2 Feb 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0792239121
- ISBN-13: 978-0792239123
- Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 3 x 25.1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 784,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Theories for Everything" highlights the rich, compelling stories behind science's greatest discoveries and the minds and methods that made them possible. Authoritative, entertaining, and easy to follow, it provides indispensable information on our current theories about the natural and physical world as well as a concise overview of how those ideas evolved.
Filled with illustrations, topical essays, and sidebars, these fascinating pages cover every major topic imaginable--astronomy, the human body and its inner workings, the nature of matter and energy, genetics and evolution, and the complex relationship between mind and behavior. Broken down by subject, the book provides readers with a thorough examination of each set of related theories as they are tested and refined and introduces all the major figures in the history of science, including Aristotle, Archimedes, Copernicus, Galileo, Descartes, Pascal, Newton, Edison, Pasteur, Darwin, Pavlov, Curie, Einstein, Freud, Feynman, and Hawking. The lives of more than 45 scientists are captured in special time lines that add depth and detail to the running narrative.
Each discovery is presented as a detective story: the narrative focuses on how inquisitive investigators posit, revise, and improve upon their descriptions of nature. And like any first-rate mystery, it entices its readers, inviting them to match wits with the scientific sleuths whose theories for everything have unraveled nature's riddles and reshaped how we see our world.
Filled with illustrations, topical essays, and sidebars, these fascinating pages cover every major topic imaginable--astronomy, the human body and its inner workings, the nature of matter and energy, genetics and evolution, and the complex relationship between mind and behavior. Broken down by subject, the book provides readers with a thorough examination of each set of related theories as they are tested and refined and introduces all the major figures in the history of science, including Aristotle, Archimedes, Copernicus, Galileo, Descartes, Pascal, Newton, Edison, Pasteur, Darwin, Pavlov, Curie, Einstein, Freud, Feynman, and Hawking. The lives of more than 45 scientists are captured in special time lines that add depth and detail to the running narrative.
Each discovery is presented as a detective story: the narrative focuses on how inquisitive investigators posit, revise, and improve upon their descriptions of nature. And like any first-rate mystery, it entices its readers, inviting them to match wits with the scientific sleuths whose theories for everything have unraveled nature's riddles and reshaped how we see our world.
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Excellent, Educational Book
18 May 2008
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Please disregard the ludicrous ravings of this book's first reviewer, who judges the entire tome on the basis, not of its cover, but of a single sidebar. He inexplicably dismisses the eminently-qualified authors, who have been senior editors of such publications as Discover, Natural History, and Astronomy, and who I can assure you were thoroughly vetted by National Geographic.
"Theories for Everything" is a beautifully illustrated and well-written introduction to the history of science, particularly useful to young people but also to adults who would like a general refresher. Divided into six chapters -- The Heavens, The Human Body, Matter and Energy, Life Itself, Earth and Moon, Mind and Behavior -- it is neither exhaustive nor highly academic, but it is fun and lively, full of timelines and mini-biographies of science luminaries, which should encourage further exploration.
"Theories for Everything" is a beautifully illustrated and well-written introduction to the history of science, particularly useful to young people but also to adults who would like a general refresher. Divided into six chapters -- The Heavens, The Human Body, Matter and Energy, Life Itself, Earth and Moon, Mind and Behavior -- it is neither exhaustive nor highly academic, but it is fun and lively, full of timelines and mini-biographies of science luminaries, which should encourage further exploration.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great for grandchildren
15 April 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The clear writing, accompanied by intelligent and detailed drawings and illustrations provide young minds with fantastic insight into their world as it had come to exist before they did - something some generations do not really comprehend.
A Single-Volume Mini-Encyclopedia Packed With Information
8 Jun 2011
Format:Hardcover
I agree with the reviewer who thinks that this volume is a bit textbooky. But look at what you get. Major themes in this book include outer space, the human body, matter and energy, and much more. Some of the topics featured are how science works, the Babylonian calendar, the four-humor theory of the Ancient Greeks, the Earth and Moon, asteroid impacts, and the human genome.
Time lines are included in order to enable the reader to trace major developments in each of the major fields of science. Featured thinkers and scientists include Aquinas, Bacon, Descartes, Copernicus, Newton, Einstein, Galen, Harvey, Fleming, Pauling, and many more. An extensive bibliography is provided for further study.
This book is an excellent reference source. It is an asset for any science classroom.
Time lines are included in order to enable the reader to trace major developments in each of the major fields of science. Featured thinkers and scientists include Aquinas, Bacon, Descartes, Copernicus, Newton, Einstein, Galen, Harvey, Fleming, Pauling, and many more. An extensive bibliography is provided for further study.
This book is an excellent reference source. It is an asset for any science classroom.
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