1.

Record Nr.

UNICAMPANIASUN0100975

Autore

Natale, Roberto

Titolo

Produzione di bio-carburanti : tesi di laurea / Roberto Natale ; relatore Pasqualina Woodrow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

37 p. : ill. ; 30 cm

Edizione

[[Caserta]]

Descrizione fisica

Seconda Università degli studi di Napoli, Dipartimento di scienze e tenologie ambientali, biologiche e farmaceutiche, corso di laurea triennale in Biotecnologie, anno accademico 2013-2014.

Soggetti

Tesi - Biotecnologie

Tesi - Biotecnologie vegetali

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791142803321

Autore

Martínez Alberto A.

Titolo

Science secrets : the truth about Darwin's finches, Einstein's wife, and other myths / / Alberto A. Martínez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

1-322-02530-4

0-8229-8017-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Classificazione

SCI034000

Disciplina

500

Soggetti

Science - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Sommario/riassunto

"Was Darwin really inspired by Galapagos finches? Did Einstein's wife secretly contribute to his theories? Did Franklin fly a kite in a thunderstorm? Did a falling apple lead Newton to universal gravity? Did Galileo drop objects from the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Did Einstein really believe in God? Science Secrets answers these questions and many others. It is a unique study of how myths evolve in the history of science. Some tales are partly true, others are mostly false, yet all illuminate the tension between the need to fairly describe the past and the natural desire to fill in the blanks. Energetically narrated, Science Secrets pits famous myths against extensive research from primary sources in order to accurately portray important episodes in the sciences. Alberto A. Martinez analyzes how such myths grow and rescues neglected facts that are more captivating than famous fictions. Moreover, he shows why opinions that were once secret and seemingly impossible are now scientifically compelling. The book includes new findings related to the Copernican revolution, alchemy, Pythagoras, young Einstein, and other events and figures in the history of science"--