New York , NY, Estados Unidos : Pantheon, c2005.

xviii, 553 p. : il. ; 25 cm.

The Quantum. - Hormones. - The particle nature of light. - Special relativity. - The nucleus of the atom. - The size of the cosmos. - The arrangement of atoms in solid matter. - The Quantum atom. - The Means of Communication between nerves. - The Uncertainty principle. - The Chemical bond. - The Expansion of the universe. - Antibiotics. - The means of production of energy in living organisms. - Nuclear fission. - The movability of genes. - The structure of DNA. - The structure of Proteins. - Radio Waves from the Big Bang. - A unified theory of Forces. - Quarks: a tiniest essence of matter. - The creation of altered forms of life. --

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