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003			OCoLC
005			20200219092547.0
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040			_aAEA _cAEA _dAEA
050	0	0	_aQ 125 _b.Su76 2000
100	1		_aSuplee, Curt. _94085
245	1	0	_aMilestones of science / _cCurt Suplee.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bNational Geographic, _c2000.
264			_aWashington, D.C. : _bNational Geographic, _c2000.
300			_a287 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c28 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_aWHY? It's the most basic question known to humankind, the query that has set us apart from all other species ever since our earliest ancestor stood erect and wondered what made the sun rise every morning or how fire could be tamed. The rigorous methods and sophisticated tools modern scientists use to investigate everything from the smallest subatomic particles to the farthest reaches of our universe all trace to our intellectual curiosity, that uniquely human trait acquired in our prehistoric past. Highlighted by more than 300 photographs and illustrations, this history chronicles the important milestones of scientific thought, each a building block for new revelations. Identifies the key ideas and discoveries that shaped our understanding of our world and ourselves and introduces the men and women whose questing intellects illuminated the very nature of reality itself.
650		0	_aScience _xHistory. _94086
942			_2lcc _cREF