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The Canon: The Beautiful Basics of Science - Natalie Angier

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In the introduction to "The Canon" Natalie Angier laments modern science illiteracy, and even more so, she regrets the way science lost the cool factor it might have had in the time of Apollos... more

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    Advantages Advantages real basics, mostly well explained & kept interesting

    Disadvantages Disadvantages all those quips & witticisms become a strain, VERY full of US references

    In the introduction to "The Canon" Natalie Angier laments modern science illiteracy, and even more so, she regrets the way science lost the cool factor it might have had in the time of Apollos & Sputniks. It is, apparently, now considered a thing for kids and a tiny proportion of grown-up (but possibly maladjusted) eggheads. She then proceeds to remedy this sorry state of affairs and presents what she distilled from numerous interviews with scientists and mountains of research: the canonical basics of science for modern times. "The Canon" starts with the most important - and often overlooked ... more

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EAN 9780571239726
Type Non-Fiction
Genre Science & Technology
Title The Canon: The Beautiful Basics of Science
Author Natalie Angier

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