The discoveries : (Record no. 394)
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| fixed length control field | 01489nam a2200181 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | ASIN037571345X |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20190522112057.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 110916s2006 xxu eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 037571345X (paperback) |
| Terms of availability | $18.00 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780375713453 (paperback) |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 509.04 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lightman, Alan. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The discoveries : |
| Remainder of title | great breakthroughs in 20th-century science, including the original papers / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Alan Lightman. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | [S.l.] : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Vintage, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2006. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 592 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 20 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | In this captivating and lucid book, novelist and science writer Alan Lightman chronicles twenty-four great discoveries of twentieth-century science--everything from the theory of relativity to mapping the structure of DNA.These discoveries radically changed our notions of the world and our place in it. Here are Einstein, Fleming, Bohr, McClintock, Paul ing, Watson and Crick, Heisenberg and many others. With remarkable insight, Lightman charts the intellectual and emotional landscape of the time, portrays the human drama of discovery, and explains the significance and impact of the work. Finally he includes a fascinating and unique guided tour through the original papers in which the discoveries were revealed. Here is science writing at its best���beautiful, lyrical and completely accessible. It brings the process of discovery to life before our very eyes |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Amazon.com |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/037571345X/chopaconline-2">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/037571345X/chopaconline-2</a> |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Air University Central Library Islamabad | Air University Central Library Islamabad | 09/15/2011 | 509 LIG | P7415 | 09/15/2011 | 09/15/2011 | Book |