Product Description

'All living things on our planet share the same genetic code - we are all just different messages written in the universal language of DNA.' CASSELL'S LAWS OF NATURE is an exciting new work of popular science reference. It describes, in a series of clear and concise A-Z essays, the discovery, significance and functioning of the laws, principles and theories that govern the workings of our physical universe. As well as describing the historical milestones of human understanding in every area of the sciences, from Kepler's Law of Planetary Motion to Mendel's Laws of Genetics, CASSELL'S LAWS OF NATURE unravels for a general readership the often mystifying complexities of 20th-century scientific theory, from Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle to Godel's Incompleteness Theorems.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #706788 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 464 pages

Review
Interest has been expressed by Nature, and it is hoped that a review can be secured in the Guardian. The book will be reviewed in the Christmas Science Books round up on Rattlebag RTE Radio, Ireland. A review is due to appear in Ne

About the Author
James Trefil is Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. He is one of America's best-known and most admired popular science writers, and has a particular interest in scientific literacy. His writing has been recognized with the Westinghouse Award of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Gemant Award of the American Institute of Physics.