Acknowledgments |
vii |
INTRODUCTION An Overview: 1895-1945 |
viii |
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PART ONE The Physical Sciences |
1 |
1. The New Atom: From X Rays to the Nucleus |
3 |
2. The New Universe, Part One: Einstein and Relativity |
19 |
3. The New Universe, Part Two: The Quantum Surprise |
37 |
4. New Observations of the Universe |
49 |
5. The Atom Split Asunder: Science and the Bomb |
59 |
PART TWO The Life Sciences |
75 |
6. The Growth of Microbiology and Biochemistry |
77 |
7. Pursuing the Trails of Genetics and Heredity |
99 |
8. In Search of Ancient Humans |
113 |
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Epilogue |
131 |
Appendix: The Scientific Method |
133 |
Chronology |
137 |
Glossary |
145 |
Further Reading |
149 |
Index |
157 |