The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments

George Johnson

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English

Vintage
01 July 2009

Mathematics & Sciences; Scientific equipment, experiments & techniques; Popular science; Chemistry

One of the world's finest science journalists tells the story of the ten greatest scientific experiments - which in a moment profoundly changed our understanding of the universe.

George Johnson tells the stories of ten beautiful experiments which changed the world. From Galileo singing to mark time as he measured the pull of gravity and Newton carefully inserting a needle behind his own eye, to Joule packing a thermometer on his honeymoon to take the temperature of waterfalls and Michelson recovering from a dark depression to discover that light moves at the same speed in every direction - these ten dedicated men employed diamonds, dogs, frogs and even their own bodies as they worked to discover the laws of nature and of the universe.

By: George Johnson
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 183g
ISBN: 9780099464587
ISBN 10: 0099464586
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 July 2009
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

George Johnson writes regularly about science for The New York Times.He has also written for Scientific American, The Atlantic, Time, Slate, and Wired, and his work has been included in The Best American Science Writing. He has received awards from PEN and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and his books were twice finalists for the Rhone-Poulenc Prize. His online show, Science Saturday, appears on bloggingheads.tv. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Reviews for The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments

Delightful, succinct, elegant. Roger Penrose Johnson's mix of the personal, the erudite and crystalline prose is -- like the pull of gravity (see beautiful experiment number 1) -- an irresistible force. Scientific American As a science journalist, Mr. Johnson is a seasoned translator of technical jargon. He also has a sharp eye for human plot, both in and out of the laboratory ... a certain spirit of wonder breathes through Mr. Johnson's chapters. New York Sun Johnson has a good feel for detail ... and an easy touch with larger concepts ... Johnson's lively book nicely evokes the lost world of the tabletop experiment . New York Times Book Review Johnson's lively book... finds beauty throughout science - even among dead frogs and drooling dogs Scotsman