{"product_id":"science-that-changed-our-lives-five-scientific-revolutions-that-changed-the-way-we-live-and-understand-the-world-paperback","title":"Science that changed our lives: Five scientific revolutions that changed the way we live and understand the world - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Gellender\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin our lifetime, scientific advances have fundamentally changed our world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book describes scientific advances in five areas that changed the course of humanity, and set the stage for our generation and those to follow to play out our lives. These advances underpinned technological revolutions, and transformed some of our most basic notions of how the world works. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAircraft and the air transport revolution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNuclear energy: Mankind's saviour or curse?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelativity and the nature of time and space\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe electricity, electronics and digital revolution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePushing structural limits of what can be built.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author sets these developments in perspective of his own experiences growing up amidst an electronics revolution, onset of the jet age, and the Cold War within the surroundings of New York City undergoing major social, racial and physical transitions. To make sense of these developments, the author draws upon his subsequent training and experience as a physical chemist, scientific writer, and specialist in energy technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe content of this book formed the basis for the course \"Science and the Big Issues of Our Time\", taught by the author at the University of the Third Age (U3A) in Brisbane, Australia over a two-year period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 11.69 x 8.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52761684640051,"sku":"9780646967318","price":31.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/J7I7qS8p009780646967318.webp?v=1764518330","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/science-that-changed-our-lives-five-scientific-revolutions-that-changed-the-way-we-live-and-understand-the-world-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}