Paul Strathern (4 knihy)

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  Paul Strathern Curie and Radioactivity EN

  At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world...Marie Curie had one of the finest scientific minds of the twentieth century, overturning established ideas in both physics and chemistry. She had an equally profound effect in the social arena, challenging the commonly held belief that women were intellectually inferior to men. Her work influenced current cancer research and her exploration of…

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  Paul Strathern Darwin and Evolution EN

  At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world...When it was first published, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, with its now commonplace central idea of 'natural selection', scandalised the world. But in the context of modern times, how do we grasp just how original and daring it was in 1859? Darwin & Evolution is a riveting look into the life of Charles Darwin and his reluctant rise from…

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  Paul Strathern Mendělejevův sen CZ

  V této knize, které je vlastní vytříbenost a erudovanost, ale přesto neztrácí nic na své čtivosti, objasňuje literární cenou oceněný spisovatel a interpret složitých teorií Paul Strathern dramatické dějiny chemie prostřednictvím putování po stopách prvků. Dějiny oboru jsou orámovány životním příběhem ruského vědce devatenáctého století Dmitrije Mendělejeva, kterého jednoho dne u psacího stolu přepadla dřímota, z…

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  Paul Strathern Rise and Fall

  Rise and Fall opens with the Akkadian Empire, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire, where we trace back our western and eastern roots...

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