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The book was designed to provide an introduction to the fundamental concepts of various scientific disciplines, aimed at high school students. [1] It was the first general science textbook and contributed to the development of the general science movement in the United States in the early 20th century. [3] [4]
In his book, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, the late physics Nobel Prize laureate Richard P. Feynman described his experiences as a member of a committee that evaluated science textbooks. [58] At some instances, there were nonsensical examples to illustrate physical phenomena; then a company sent – for reasons of timing – a textbook ...
Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. [1] [2] Modern science is typically divided into two or three major branches: [3] the natural sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and biology), which study the physical world; and the social sciences (e.g., economics, psychology, and sociology), which ...
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a 2014 non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his webcomic, xkcd. The book contains a selection [Note 1] of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If?, along with several ...
A reference work is a work, such as a paper, book or periodical (or their electronic equivalents), to which one can refer for information. [1] The information is intended to be found quickly when needed. Such works are usually referred to for particular pieces of information, rather than read beginning to end. The writing style used in these ...
Electricity and Magnetism is a standard textbook in electromagnetism originally written by Nobel laureate Edward Mills Purcell in 1963. [1] Along with David Griffiths' Introduction to Electrodynamics, this book is one of the most widely adopted undergraduate textbooks in electromagnetism. [2]
Answers in the Form of Questions is 2020 book [1] about Jeopardy! by American author Claire McNear. [2]In addition to collecting the stories of past champions and the broader history of the game, [3] [4] the book goes into the histories of Alex Trebek and long running champions including Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer. [5]
The Range, Nature, and Study of Living Things 1; Book One—The Living Body. The Body is a Machine 24; The Complex Body-Machine and How It Works 32; The Harmony and Direction of the Body-Machine 97; The Wearing Out of the Machine and Its Reproduction 140; Book Two—The Chief Patterns of Life. The First Great Phylum: Vertebrates 168