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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction vii
- Acknowledgments xvii
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Part One. Founders of Modern Science
- 1 Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) 3
- 2 Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) 34
- 3 Francis Bacon (1561–1626) 59
- 4 Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) 79
- 5 Isaac Newton (1643–1727) 102
- 6 Charles Darwin (1809–1882) 122
- 7 Albert Einstein (1879–1955) 143
- 8 Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947) 177
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Part Two. Scientists of our Time
- 9 Rachel Carson (1907–1964) 197
- 10 Carl Sagan (1934–1996) 222
- 11 Stephen Jay Gould (1941–2002) 249
- 12 Richard Dawkins (1941–) 268
- 13 Jane Goodall (1934–) 296
- 14 Steven Weinberg (1933–) 317
- 15 John Polkinghorne (1930–) 340
- 16 Freeman Dyson (1923–) 365
- 17 Stephen Hawking (1942–) 392
- 18 Paul Davies (1946–) 412
- 19 Edward O. Wilson (1929–) 437
- 20 Stuart A. Kauffman (1939–) 452
- 21 Ursula Goodenough (1944–) 475
- Permission Acknowledgments 505
- Index 513
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction vii
- Acknowledgments xvii
-
Part One. Founders of Modern Science
- 1 Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) 3
- 2 Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) 34
- 3 Francis Bacon (1561–1626) 59
- 4 Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) 79
- 5 Isaac Newton (1643–1727) 102
- 6 Charles Darwin (1809–1882) 122
- 7 Albert Einstein (1879–1955) 143
- 8 Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947) 177
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Part Two. Scientists of our Time
- 9 Rachel Carson (1907–1964) 197
- 10 Carl Sagan (1934–1996) 222
- 11 Stephen Jay Gould (1941–2002) 249
- 12 Richard Dawkins (1941–) 268
- 13 Jane Goodall (1934–) 296
- 14 Steven Weinberg (1933–) 317
- 15 John Polkinghorne (1930–) 340
- 16 Freeman Dyson (1923–) 365
- 17 Stephen Hawking (1942–) 392
- 18 Paul Davies (1946–) 412
- 19 Edward O. Wilson (1929–) 437
- 20 Stuart A. Kauffman (1939–) 452
- 21 Ursula Goodenough (1944–) 475
- Permission Acknowledgments 505
- Index 513