The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments (Vintage)

A dazzling, irresistible collection of the ten most ground-breaking and beautiful experiments in scientific history.

With the attention to detail of a historian and the story-telling ability of a novelist, New York Times science writer George Johnson celebrates these groundbreaking experiments and re-creates a time when the world seemed filled with mysterious forces and scientists were in awe of light, electricity, and the human body. Here, we see Galileo staring down gravity, Newton breaking apart light, and Pavlov studying his now famous dogs. This is science in its most creative, hands-on form, when ingenuity of the mind is the most useful tool in the lab and the rewards of a well-considered experiment are on elegant display. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-21-2009; Beauty of Tabletop Science; A great book that brings out the beauty of Science! The author has picked up the ten most beautiful science experiments - starting with Galileo and ending with Milikan. Though one might argue with the selection, the author's excellent...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-20-2009; Interesting Selections; This book contains an interesting and diverse group of experiments to discuss. You don't need to be a scientist to enjoy it.; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-22-2009; Capturing reality with a few courtly laws; People love listing things. It narrows our focus to proportions we can deal with, like making binoculars out of our two hands and shutting out everything outside our cupped fingers. Science writer George Johnson acknowledges in his...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-15-2009; Reasonably interesting but short and nothing special; This quick read lacks much detail on the actual science in the selections, with more of a mix of human interest, feature story, and some science. Credit goes to Mr. Johnson for making an accessible book, as almost anything on science...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-21-2009; Beauty of Tabletop Science; A great book that brings out the beauty of Science! The author has picked up the ten most beautiful science experiments - starting with Galileo and ending with Milikan. Though one might argue with the selection, the author's excellent...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-15-2009; Reasonably interesting but short and nothing special; This quick read lacks much detail on the actual science in the selections, with more of a mix of human interest, feature story, and some science. Credit goes to Mr. Johnson for making an accessible book, as almost anything on science...; read full review | report as inappropriate