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101 Things You Don't Know about Science and No One Else Does Either
Contributor(s): Trefil, James (Author)

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 ISBN: 0395877407     ISBN-13: 9780395877401
Publisher: Mariner Books
OUR PRICE: $22.79  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 1997
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Annotation: James Trefil takes the reader on a thrilling tour across the borders of current scientific knowledge-from astronomy to genetics, from information technology to cosmology, the great contested questions that preoccupy researchers today and will become headlines tomorrow. In elegant, witty three-page summations, Dr. Trefil "makes sense of science for the rest of us" (Washington Post).
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Reference
- Science | Study & Teaching
- Science | Research & Methodology
Dewey: 500
LCCN: 97036902
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" L (0.90 lbs) 368 pages
Features: Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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James Trefil takes the reader on a thrilling tour across the borders of current scientific knowledge-from astronomy to genetics, from information technology to cosmology, the great contested questions that preoccupy researchers today and will become headlines tomorrow. In elegant, witty three-page summations, Dr. Trefil makes sense of science for the rest of us (Washington Post).

Contributor Bio(s): Trefil, James: - James Trefil, the Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University, is the author or coauthor of more than thirty books, including The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy.
 
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