MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2006026871
003 DLC
005 20070728083626.0
008 060816s2007 mau b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2006026871
020 $a0618242953
020 $a9780618242955
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm71006705
035 $a(OCoLC)71006705
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBAKER$dBTCTA$dC#P$dYDXCP$dBUR$dVP@$dDLC
050 00 $aQ162$b.A59 2007
082 00 $a500$222
100 1 $aAngier, Natalie.
245 14 $aThe canon :$ba whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science /$cNatalie Angier.
260 $aBoston :$bHoughton Mifflin Company,$c2007.
300 $a293 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267]-279) and index.
520 $aAward-winning science journalist Angier takes us on a "guided twirligig through the scientific canon." She draws on conversations with hundreds of the world's top scientists, and her own work as a reporter for the New York Times, to create an entertaining guide to scientific literacy--a joyride through the major scientific disciplines: physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy. It's for anyone who wants to understand the great issues of our time--from stem cells and bird flu to evolution and global warming. It's also one of those rare books that reignites our childhood delight in figuring out how things work: we learn what's actually happening when our ice cream melts or our coffee gets cold, what our liver cells do when we eat a caramel, how the horse shows evolution at work, and that we really are all made of stardust.--From publisher description.
650 0 $aScience$vPopular works.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0619/2006026871.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0702/2006026871-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0728/2006026871-s.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0737/2006026871-b.html