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On Giants' Shoulders: Great Scientists and Their Discoveries from Archimedes to DNA

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The fascinating story of science unfolds in this account of the lives and extraordinary discoveries of twelve of its greatest figures - Archimedes, Galileo, Newton, Lavoisier, Faraday, Darwin, Poincar???, Freud, Einstein, Marie Curie and Crick and Watson. Exploring their impact and legacy with leading scientists of today including Stephen Jay Gould, Oliver Sacks, Lewis Wolpert, Susan Greenfield, Roger Penrose and Richard Dawkins, Melvyn Bragg illuminates the core issues of science past and present, and conveys the ...

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On Giants' Shoulders: Great Scientists and Their Discoveries from Archimedes to DNA 2000, Wiley, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780471396840

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On Giants' Shoulders: Great Scientists and Their Discoveries from Archimedes to DNA 1999, Wiley, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780471357322

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On Giants' Shoulders: Great Scientists and Their Discoveries from Archimedes to DNA 1999, Sceptre, London

ISBN-13: 9780340712603

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On Giants' Shoulders: Great Scientists and Their Discoveries from Archimedes to DNA 1998, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, London

ISBN-13: 9780340712597

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