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The Big Idea: Scientists Who Changed the WorldSeries

This series delves into the lives and work of visionary scientists who fundamentally altered our understanding of the world. Each installment explores the pivotal discoveries and groundbreaking ideas that shaped modern science and technology. Readers will journey through the intellectual adventures that led to revolutionary innovations. It offers an inspiring look at human ingenuity and the lasting impact of scientific inquiry.

Oppenheimer & die Bombe
Einstein & relativity
Bohr & die Quantentheorie
Crick, Watson & die DNA
Archimedes & der Hebel
Pythagoras and his Theorem

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  • Pythagoras and his Theorem

    • 90 pages
    • 4 hours of reading
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    At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world... Pythagoras was arguably the first 'genius' of Western culture, establishing a blend of high intellect and high lunacy, both of which have become recurrent features of this scholarly heritage.Most memorably, he created the Pythagorean Theorem, and established the concept of proofs in mathematics. Less well known was the religion he founded which forbade his disciples from eating beans or stepping over fallen poles! Pythagoras & His Theorem tells the remarkable story of the life of this poorly understood genius and the transformation his work brought about in mathematics. Pythagoras' Big Idea is presented in an accessible and enthralling way, providing an explanation of the meaning of his work, its historical and scientific context, and significance for the world in which we live. The Big Idea series is a fascinating look at the greatest advances in our scientific history, and at the men and women who made these fundamental breakthroughs.

    Pythagoras and his Theorem

  • Bohr & die Quantentheorie

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    Köpfe & Ideen stellt bedeutende Forscherinnen und Forscher vor, die mit ihren Entdeckungen und Visionen unser Bild der Welt beeinflußt und verändert haben. Crick, Watson & die DNA Hawking & die Schwarzen Löcher Newton & die Schwerkraft Turing & der Computer Einstein & die Relativität Galilei & das Sonnensystem Oppenheimer & die Bombe Pythagoras & sein Satz Archimedes & der Hebel Bohr & die Quantentheorie Curie & die Radioaktivität Darwin & die Evolution Deutsche Erstausgabe

    Bohr & die Quantentheorie

  • Einstein & relativity

    • 91 pages
    • 4 hours of reading
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    At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world... E = mc2 is the world's most famous equation, but what does it mean and why were Einstein's theories so groundbreaking? Einstein's revolutionary papers on his Theories of Relativity changed mankind's view of the world and universe for ever, establishing him as one of our greatest scientific minds - but when he died, he considered himself a failure. Einstein & Relativity tells the gripping story of Einstein's early life (in which he failed all subjects except maths and physics) through to his most important research. After publishing his two innovative Theories of Relativity, he then wasted over two decades searching for a comprehensive theory, in contradiction to his previous work. The Big Idea: Einstein & Relativity is accessible and absorbing, placing Einstein's life and work into the context of science up to that point and distilling his complex theories into bite-size pieces for anyone and everyone. The Big Idea series is a fascinating look at the greatest advances in our scientific history, and at the men and women who made these fundamental breakthroughs.

    Einstein & relativity

  • Galileo & the Solar System

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    At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world...Galileo is often referred to as 'the father of modern science' and his contribution to modern psychics and astronomy, among other scientific fields, cannot be overstated. His discoveries shattered for ever humanity's ignorance about the true nature of our solar system and our place within the universe. But Galileo paid the ultimate price for his revolutionary findings, sentenced to life imprisonment and forced to renounce his work.Galileo & the Solar System brings to life all of the great man's inventions, pioneering ideas and struggles, in an easy-to-follow way. Providing a fascinating account of Galileo's life, from his development of the modern telescope and his discovery of the rings of Saturn, to his later years as a convicted heretic, punished for his blasphemous views about our solar system and beyond, Galileo's Big Idea is for anyone who has ever looked at the stars and wondered...The Big Idea series is a fascinating look at the greatest advances in our scientific history, and at the men and women who made these fundamental breakthroughs.

    Galileo & the Solar System

  • Darwin & die Evolution

    Köpfe & Ideen stellt bedeutende Forscherinnen und Forscher vor, die mit ihren Entdeckungen und Visionen unser Bild der Welt beeinflußt und verändert haben. Crick, Watson & die DNA Hawking & die Schwarzen Löcher Newton & die Schwerkraft Turing & der Computer Einstein & die Relativität Galilei & das Sonnensystem Oppenheimer & die Bombe Pythagoras & sein Satz Archimedes & der Hebel Bohr & die Quantentheorie Curie & die Radioaktivität Darwin & die Evolution Deutsche Erstausgabe

    Darwin & die Evolution