Timelines of science

"Follow the story of science year by year with [an] ... illustrated timeline with ... explanations of key scientific theories and concepts; identify the influential thinkers behind revolutionary breakthroughs and discover how they changed the world; trace the development of landmark innovations...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author Smithsonian Institution
Other Authors Challoner, Jack (Contributor)
Format Book
LanguageEnglish
Published New York : DK Publishing, 2013
Edition1st American ed.
Subjects
dějiny vědy
dějiny přírodních věd
dějiny objevů a vynálezů
history of science
history of natural sciences
history of discoveries and inventions
chronologické přehledy
chronological surveys
Online AccessAnotace
ISBN9781465414342
Physical Description400 s. : il. (převážně barev.) ; 31 cm

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Table of Contents:
  • Before science began (2.5 MYA
  • 799 C.E.)
  • The European and Islamic Renaissance (800-1542)
  • The age of discovery (1543-1788)
  • The age of revolutions (1789-1894)
  • The atomic age (1895-1945)
  • The information age (1946-2013)
  • Reference

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