{"product_id":"eureka-isbn-9780471402763","title":"Eureka!","description":"The common language of genius: Eureka!\u003cbr\u003e While the roads that lead to breakthrough scientific discovery can be as varied and complex as the human mind, the moment of insight for all scientists is remarkably similar. The word \"eureka!\", attributed to the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes, has come to express that universal moment of joy, wonder-and even shock-at discovering something entirely new. In this collection of twelve scientific stories, Leslie Alan Horvitz describes the drama of sudden insight as experienced by a dozen distinct personalities, detailing discoveries both well known and obscure. From Darwin, Einstein, and the team of Watson and Crick to such lesser known luminaries as fractal creator Mandelbrot and periodic table mastermind Dmitri Medellev, Eureka! perfectly illustrates Louis Pasteur's quip that chance favors the prepared mind. The book also describes how amateur scientist Joseph Priestley stumbled onto the existence of oxygen in the eighteenth century and how television pioneer Philo Farnsworth developed his idea for a TV screen while plowing his family's Idaho farm.\"Eureka\" ist eine Sammlung der bemerkenswertesten und unterhaltsamsten Geschichten über die großen wissenschaftlichen Entdeckungen, die die Welt verändert haben. Das Buch setzt die Tradition von 'Hellman's Great Feuds in Science' fort und erzählt ein Dutzend Wissenschaftsgeschichten, die sich allesamt auf die besondere Dramatik des unmittelbaren \"Heureka Moments\" gründen, der vielen wissenschaftlichen Entdeckungen gemeinsam ist. Angefangen beim Amateurwissenschaftler Joseph Priestly, der im 18. Jahrhundert auf die Existenz des Sauerstoffs gestoßen ist, jedoch ohne eine wirkliche Ahnung davon zu haben, was er eigentlich gefunden hatte, bis hin zu dem 14-jährigen Fernseh-Pionier Philo Farnsworth, dem die Idee für einen Fernsehbildschirm beim Pflügen der elterlichen Felder in Idaho kam. Unter den hier vorgestellten Wissenschaftlern befinden sich Berühmtheiten wie Darwin, Einstein und Watson Crick, aber auch etwas obskure Persönlichkeiten, wie z.B. der Chemiker Kekulé und der Mathematiker Benoit Mandelbrot. Bei allen Entdeckungen spielten Glück, gutes Timing und ein wacher Geist eine wesentliche Rolle. \"Eureka\" - eine ebenso spannende wie unterhaltsame Lektüre.  Introduction: A Sudden Flash of Light.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. A Breath of Immoral Air: Joseph Priestley and the Discovery of Oxygen.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Epiphany at Clapham Road: Fredrich Kekule and the Discovery of the Structure of Carbon Compounds.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. A Visionary from Siberia: Dmitry Mendeleyev and the Invention of the Periodic Table.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. The Birth of Amazing Discoveries: Isaac Newton and the Theory of Gravity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. The Happiest Thought: Albert Einstein and the Theory of Gravity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. The Forgotten Inventor: Philo Farnsworth and the Development of Television.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. A Faint Shadow of its Former Self: Alexander Fleming and the Discovery of Penicillin.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. A Flash of Light in Franklin Park: Charles Townes and the Invention of the Laser.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9. The Pioneer of Pangaea: Alfred Wegener and the Theory of Continental Drift.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10. Solving the Mystery of Mysteries: Charles Darwin and the Origin of Species.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 11. Unraveling the Secret of Life: James Watson and Francis Crick and the Descovery of the Double Helix.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 12. Broken Teacups and Infinite Coastlines: Benoit Mendelbrot and the Invention of Fractal Geometry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Recommended Reading.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index. \"...engaging...\" (Professional Engineering, 1 May 2002) LESLIE ALAN HORVITZ is the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books on science and the history of science, including Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC, with Dr. Joseph McCormick and Susan Fisher-Hoch; The Quotable Scientist; and Understanding Depression, with Dr. J. Raymond DePaulo, also from Wiley.  Since the day Archimedes leapt from his bathtub and ran naked through the streets of ancient Syracuse shouting \"Eureka!\" the history of science has been punctuated by moments of true insight and discovery. Eureka!: Scientific Breakthroughs that Changed the World explores the events and thought processes that led twelve great minds to their \"eureka moments.\" It also explains the profound impact of these discoveries on the way we live, think, and view the world around us.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Most of the \"instant\" discoveries presented here were, in fact, the combined product of determined effort and exceptional feats of vision. You'll learn how, after years of highly focused study, Dmitri Mendeleyev had a vision of the structure of the periodic table form in his mind while playing a card game of his own devising. Alfred Wegener, on the other hand, amassed data from the varied fields of meteorology, seismology, paleontology, zoology, and geology to confirm his intuitive belief in his theory of continental drift-a theory that provoked a storm of outrage from geologists and was not proven until thirty years after his death.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e You'll also meet \"lucky\" scientists such as Joseph Priestley, who admitted that he did not know what he was doing when he stumbled upon the existence of oxygen, but realized immediately that he had made a stunningly important discovery. Likewise, Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin by recognizing the importance of a \"failed\" experiment and rescuing it from the trash bin in his lab.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This fascinating and engaging collection of great moments in science is filled with clear explanations, vivid descriptions, and plenty of surprises. It is must reading for anyone interested in science, science history, and the implacable human urge to explore and understand the unknown.  A fascinating tour of great moments in science\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From Newton's apple to Fleming's mold, from the structure of carbon molecules to the structure of DNA, Eureka! tells the true stories behind some of the most memorable and revolutionary discoveries in the history of science, and the dedicated, often unconventional scientists who made them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e You'll meet Philo Farnsworth, who, as a 14-year-old boy, got the idea for the TV screen while plowing the fields of his family's Idaho farm; Benoit Mandelbrot, who discovered a hidden order of nature in the \"trash cans of science,\" and Charles Townes, who invented an amazing device that no one needed-at the time. Eureka! brings you these and other amazing stories, including:\u003cbr\u003e * Joseph Priestley and the discovery of oxygen\u003cbr\u003e * Albert Einstein and the theory of gravity\u003cbr\u003e * Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution\u003cbr\u003e * Dmitri Mendeleyev and the periodic table\u003cbr\u003e * Alfred Wegener and the theory of continental drift","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989169389797,"sku":"NP9780471402763","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471402763.jpg?v=1761783072","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/eureka-isbn-9780471402763","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}