Speaking of ScienceJon Fripp, Michael Fripp, Deborah Fripp Newnes, 2000 - 256 páginas Easy to use, the volume is organized into major scientific categories and subcategories. Many of the quotes are hilarious, and all are insightful. Each quote is carefully referenced, and relevant information about the speaker is also provided. |
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... thought . -Alfred North Whitehead In An Introduction to Mathematics The role of science , like that of art , is to blend proximate imagery with more distant meaning , the parts we already understand with those given as new into larger ...
... thought . -Alfred North Whitehead In An Introduction to Mathematics The role of science , like that of art , is to blend proximate imagery with more distant meaning , the parts we already understand with those given as new into larger ...
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Índice
Physics | 4 |
Weights and Measures | 9 |
Materials Science | 11 |
Chemistry | 13 |
Biology | 16 |
Animal Behavior | 21 |
Evolution | 23 |
Cloning | 27 |
Travels on the Water | 127 |
Water Quality | 129 |
Power of Water | 131 |
Restoration | 135 |
Power of Nature | 138 |
Sustainable Development | 140 |
Nature | 143 |
Plants | 147 |
Archaeology | 29 |
Anthropology | 30 |
Research | 31 |
Behavior of Scientists | 36 |
Divisions in Science | 39 |
Mathematics | 43 |
Proofs | 47 |
Statistics | 49 |
Theory and Modeling | 52 |
Math in Science | 56 |
Balance Between Theory and Reality | 57 |
Relevance of Math | 61 |
Math as Art | 66 |
Mathematicians | 67 |
Engineering | 75 |
Mechanical Engineering | 77 |
Engineering Design | 79 |
Aeronautical Engineering | 81 |
Astronautical Engineering | 84 |
Electrical Engineering | 89 |
Atomic Power | 92 |
Computer Science | 94 |
Transportation | 97 |
Civil Engineering | 99 |
Hydraulic Engineering | 104 |
Irrigation | 107 |
Flood Control | 109 |
Life of the Engineer and Scientist | 112 |
Technological Development | 116 |
Man and the Environment | 121 |
Habitat Destruction | 122 |
Mans Impact on the Environment | 124 |
Forests | 150 |
Wetlands | 151 |
Rivers | 152 |
Oceans | 157 |
Whales and Dolphins | 159 |
Animals | 163 |
Biodiversity | 166 |
Teaching Science | 169 |
Technical Writing | 170 |
Presentations | 174 |
Students | 175 |
Teachers | 177 |
Teaching Technique | 178 |
Value of Education | 181 |
Universities | 183 |
The Working Environment | 187 |
Committees | 188 |
Planning and Implementation | 190 |
Human Behavior | 193 |
Communication | 196 |
Call to Action | 200 |
Trust | 204 |
Pretension | 205 |
Money and Greed | 207 |
Common Sense | 209 |
Odds and Ends | 210 |
References | 213 |
Biographies | 217 |
Index | 231 |
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