{"product_id":"remarkable-discoveries-frank-ashall-9780521589536","title":"Remarkable Discoveries!","description":"Remarkable Discoveries  is an enthusiastic and engaging narrative that explores eighteen exciting discoveries--found in all areas of science--that have had a profound impact on modern life. Writing in an informative yet relaxed style, the author relates the histories of such fascinating discoveries as electricity, DNA, microbes, plate tectonics, and x-rays. He emphasizes the personalities involved, the role of serendipity, and the elements of surprise and wonder that often accompany scientific research. This book's wonderful vignettes, related in highly readable prose, will leave any reader intrigued and informed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Ashall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521589533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521589536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.02w x 0.67d","brand":"Frank Ashall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46685601169663,"sku":"9780521589536","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7bbd1b0b-d7b7-4092-a38e-f132fe01a710.jpg?v=1741726210","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/remarkable-discoveries-frank-ashall-9780521589536","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}