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Collects science articles by such famous authors as Isaac Asimov, John Watson, Karl Popper, and Noam Chomsky, looking at a variety of topics, including evolution, the nuclear bomb, and the laws of thermodynamics
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Some of the literary gems in this collection include Marie Curie's reminiscences about her and her husband's efforts to isolate radium; Herodotus' observation that the Nile Valley was once underwater; and Carl Sagan's arguments against assertions that aliens regularly visit earth. The articles span time and the scientific disciplines and include writing from prolific authors Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Feynman, and Charles Darwin as well as scientists whom readers have likely only read about, such as Johannes Kepler, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, and Galileo. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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