The Further Inventions of Daedalus  -  David E. H. Jones

A Compendium of Plausible Schemes

KORTE INHOUD

One of the longest-running jokes on the scientific scene, the "Daedalus" column began in New Scientist in the mid-1960s and transferred to Nature in the 1980s. Each week it offers a new scheme to challenge accepted notions of scientific principles, schemes that are neither feasible nor completely absurd. Always entertaining, the Daedalus schemes often have a serious purpose and raise crucial questions about science (sample title: "A Womb with a View, or At Least a Phone").

This delightful book compiles rough...
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2000 Uitgever: Oxford University Press Usa 224 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0198504691 ISBN-13: 9780198504696