A visual history of science and technology / / Alberto Hernandez

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910158650803321
• Autore: Faulkner Nicholas
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Rosen Publishing, , 2017; �2017
• ISBN: 1-4994-6597-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (100 pages) : color illustrations, maps, portraits
• Collana: A Visual History of the World
• Disciplina: 509
• Soggetti: Science - History; Technology - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Science in ancient times -- Science in the Middle and Modern ages -- Science in the contemporary age.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores some of the greatest figures and movements in science and technology, beginning with the ancient Greek philosophers, including Pythagoras, Democritus, Aristotle, and Euclid, to name a few. It then goes on to study later scientific figures such as Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel, and Albert Einstein.