Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy, Paperback

Descriere

Knowledge of the basic ideas and principles of science is fundamental to cultural literacy. But most books on science are often too obscure or too specialized to do the general reader much good. Science Matters is a rare exception-a science book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook for introductory courses in high school and college, and yet well-written enough to appeal to general readers uncomfortable with scientific jargon and complicated mathematics. And now, revised and expanded for the first time in nearly two decades, it is up-to-date, so that readers can enjoy Hazen and Trefil's refreshingly accessible explanations of the most recent developments in science, from particle physics to biotechnology.

Despre autor

Robert Hazen

n. 1948

Robert Miller Hazen este un mineralogist și astrobiolog american. Este cercetător științific la Laboratorul Pământului și Planete al Institutului Carnegie pentru Știință și profesor emerit de Științe ale Pământului la Universitatea George Mason, în Statele Unite. Hazen a lansat Observatorul Deep Carbon în 2009 și a servit ca director executiv până în 2019.