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EXPLORING GREENLAND COLD WAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ON ICE by DOEL RONALD E
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology Ser.
.Introduction Exploring Greenland's Secrets: Science, Technology, Diplomacy, and Cold War Planning in Global Contexts Ronald E. Doel, Kristine C. Harper, Matthias Heymann.-.Part One Arctic Challenges in the Cold War.- .Chapter 1 Defending the North American Continent: Why the Physical Environmental Scie ...Show more
ISAAC NEWTON ON MATHEMATICAL CERTAINTY by GUICCIARDINI
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology Ser.
Historians of mathematics have devoted considerable attention to Isaac Newton's work on algebra, series, fluxions, quadratures, and geometry. In Isaac Newton on Mathematical Certainty and Method, Niccol? Guicciardini examines a critical aspect of Newton's work that has not been tightly connected to Newt ...Show more
LISE MEITNER A LIFE IN PHYSICS by Ruth Lewin Sime
Category: Science | Series: California Studies in the History of Science Ser.
Lise Meitner (1878-1968) was a pioneer of nuclear physics and co-discoverer, with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, of nuclear fission. Braving the sexism of the scientific world, she joined the prestigious Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry and became a prominent member of the international physics c ...Show more
Science in King Tut's Tomb by Tammy Enz
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: The\Science of History Ser.
One of the most famous pharaohs of ancient Egypt was King Tut. Did you know that science played a big role in ancient Egypt? Find out how the ancient pyramids were engineered and how King Tut's tomb was different. Learn the science behind preserving dead bodies as mummies. Then discover how modern techn ...Show more
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