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Shaver, Peter |
The Rise of Science |
I08553 |
2018 |
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Shaver, Peter |
Cosmic Heritage |
I08254 |
2011 |
eBook |
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Shaver, Peter |
Science with Large Millimetre Arrays |
I03251 |
1996 |
eBook |
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Peter Shaver |
Cosmic heritage: Evolution from the big bang to conscious life |
024237 |
2011 |
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| Title | The Rise of Science : From Prehistory to the Far Future |
| Author(s) | Shaver, Peter |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | X, 279 p. 5 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | How did science rise up to so dramatically change our world, and where will it take us in the future? This book gives a unique and broad overview. A brief history reveals the major phases and turning points in the rise of science from the earliest civilizations to the present: How was science ???discovered???? Why did it disappear a few times? When did it become ???modern???? A critical assessment examines how science actually ???happens???: the triumphs, the struggles, the mistakes and the luck. Science today is endlessly fascinating, and this book explores the current exponential growth, curiosity-driven vs. goal-oriented research, big and small science, the support of science, the relation of science to society, philosophy and religion, and the benefits and dangers of science. Finally a glimpse into the future: Will the current pace of science continue? Will we ever go backwards (again)? What remains to be discovered? Can science ever be complete? What can we imagine for the distant future? This book will be of wide interest to the general reader as well as to students and working scientists. This book provides a fresh, unique and insightful coverage of the processes of science, its impact on society and our understanding of the world, based on the author???s experience gained from a lifetime in science. Ron Ekers, FRS, CSIRO Fellow, CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science, Former President of the International Astronomical Union Peter Shaver's comprehensive and lively survey deserves a wide readership. Scientific discoveries are part of our global culture and heritage, and they underpin our lives. It's fascinating to learn how they were made, and how they fit into the grand scheme. This book isn't just for scientists - it's written for all of us. Martin Rees, FRS, Astronomer Royal, Former President of the Royal Society and Former Master of Trinity College, Cambridge This book offers a wonderfully concise and accessible insight into science ??? its history, breadth and future prospects. Peter Shaver gives a feeling for what it actually means to be a practicing scientist. Stephen Simpson, FRS, Academic Director, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319918129 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. ENVIRONMENT
5. HEALTH
6. HISTORY
7. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
8. MEDICINE
9. NATURE
10. Philosophy and science
11. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
12. PHYSICS
13. Popular Science in Astronomy
14. Popular Science in Medicine and Health
15. Popular Science in Nature and Environment
16. Popular Science in Physics
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| Title | Cosmic Heritage : Evolution from the Big Bang to Conscious Life |
| Author(s) | Shaver, Peter |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, 1. Imprint: Copernicus
2. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. |
| Description | VII, 268 p. 7 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book follows the evolutionary trail all the way from the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago to conscious life today. It is an accessible introductory book written for the interested layperson ??? anyone interested in the ???big picture??? coming from modern science. It covers a wide range of topics including the origin and evolution of our universe, the nature and origin of life, the evolution of life including questions of birth and death, the evolution of cognition, the nature of consciousness, the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the future of the universe. The book is written in a narrative style, as these topics are all parts of a single story. It concludes with a discussion on the nature and future of science. ?????Peter Shaver has written engagingly for anyone curious about the world we inhabit.?? If you'd like to know how the Universe began, where the chemical elements originated, how life may have started on Earth, how man, ants and bacteria are related to each other, or why we humans think, you will enjoy this panoramic book and its clear presentation??? ??? Martin Harwit, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, Cornell University, NY, and former Director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington.?????? "Who is not interested in the big questions "How did it all start? Where do we come from? Where do we go? Are we alone?" This book addresses theses questions in an entertaining way based on our knowledge of modern science. It opens our horizons towards understanding the history of the universe and the origin and evolution of life in the context of cosmic evolution." Dr. Gerda Horneck, DLR German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany.???? "A very elegant, open-minded book that opens the door for informed discussion of the continuity of evolutionary processes from the big bang to the emergence of the mind...?? stimulating and highly engaging reading" ??? Ryszard Maleszka, Professor of Molecular Genetics, Australian National University, Canberra.?? "Peter Shaver has produced a remarkable book. He covers an immense range, offering a splendid overview of the intricate processes that connect us to the universe, and which allowed complex life to emerge from simple beginnings" ??? Martin Rees, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge and Astronomer Royal. ???Where did the universe come from? What is life and how did it begin? How did complex life-forms evolve? How did consciousness arise? Are we alone in the universe? Questions don't get any bigger than these. In this beautifully concise account, astrophysicist Peter Shaver asks these questions and more and assesses how far modern science has come to providing answers. Anyone who has ever wondered who we are and where we came from should read this book??? ??? Stephen??Simpson, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney.?? ???This is a well written, marvellous book for a very broad audience which covers much of current scientific thought in a concise way.?? The author successfully shows how many of the great philosophical issues that have fascinated humanity for centuries from the origin of the world, the evolution of life to the nature of consciousness are gradually being shifted from the domain of philosophy or speculation to that of rigorous science.??? ??? Lodewijk Woltjer, former Director General of the European Southern Observatory and former President of the International Astronomical Union.?? |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642202612 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. ASTRONOMY
3. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
4. ASTROPHYSICS
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Evolutionary Biology
8. Popular Science in Astronomy
9. Popular Science, general
10. Popular works
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| Title | Science with Large Millimetre Arrays : Proceedings of the ESO-IRAM-NFRA-Onsala Workshop, Held at Garching, Germany 11???13 December 1995 |
| Author(s) | Shaver, Peter |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1996. |
| Description | XVII, 409 p. 206 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The next major step in millimetre astronomy, and one of the highest-priority items in radio astronomy today, is a very large millimetre array. It will be the millimetre counterpart of the Hubble Space telescope and the new optical telescopes currently under construction, such as ESOs Very Large Telescope. As such it will produce a wide range of important scientific results in all areas of modern astrophysics, particularly cosmology and the origins of galaxies, stars, and planets. This book summarizes the exciting science that will become possible, ranging from the most distant and earliest galaxies to the chemistry and physics of star and planet formation. There are also a number of papers on the European concept and project for a large millimetre array in the southern hemisphere |
| ISBN,Price | 9783540699996 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. GEOPHYSICS
8. Geophysics/Geodesy
9. Observations, Astronomical
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