Science that changed our lives

Five scientific revolutions that changed the way we live and understand the world

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, Applied Sciences, Physics, General Physics, Philosophy & Social Aspects
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Author: Martin Gellender ISBN: 9780646974767
Publisher: Martin Gellender Publication: March 15, 2017
Imprint: Martin Gellender Language: English
Author: Martin Gellender
ISBN: 9780646974767
Publisher: Martin Gellender
Publication: March 15, 2017
Imprint: Martin Gellender
Language: English

Within our lifetime, scientific advances have fundamentally changed our world.

This book describes scientific advances in five areas that changed the course of humanity, and set the stage for our generation and those to follow to play out our lives. These advances underpinned technological revolutions, and transformed some of our most basic notions of how the world works. 

  • Aircraft and the air transport revolution
  • Nuclear energy: Mankind’s saviour or curse?
  • Relativity and the nature of time and space
  • The electricity, electronics and digital revolution
  • Pushing structural limits of what can be built.

The author sets these developments in perspective of his own experiences growing up amidst an electronics revolution, onset of the jet age, and the Cold War within the surroundings of New York City undergoing major social, racial and physical transitions. To make sense of these developments, the author draws upon his subsequent training and experience as a physical chemist, scientific writer, and specialist in energy technology.

The content of this book formed the basis for the course "Science and the Big Issues of Our Time", taught by the author at the University of the Third Age (U3A) in Brisbane, Australia over a two-year period.

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Within our lifetime, scientific advances have fundamentally changed our world.

This book describes scientific advances in five areas that changed the course of humanity, and set the stage for our generation and those to follow to play out our lives. These advances underpinned technological revolutions, and transformed some of our most basic notions of how the world works. 

The author sets these developments in perspective of his own experiences growing up amidst an electronics revolution, onset of the jet age, and the Cold War within the surroundings of New York City undergoing major social, racial and physical transitions. To make sense of these developments, the author draws upon his subsequent training and experience as a physical chemist, scientific writer, and specialist in energy technology.

The content of this book formed the basis for the course "Science and the Big Issues of Our Time", taught by the author at the University of the Third Age (U3A) in Brisbane, Australia over a two-year period.

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