文档介绍：Science in the
Contemporary World
An Encyclopedia
Eric G. Swedin
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© 2005 by Eric G. Swedin
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Swedin, Eric Gottfrid.
Science in the contemporary world : an encyclopedia / Eric G. Swedin.
p. cm. (ABC-CLIO’s history of science series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-85109-524-1 (hardback : acid-free paper)–ISBN 1-85109-529-2
(eBook)
1. Science—Encyclopedias. . II. Series:
ABC-CLIO’s history of science series.
2005
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Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments, xi
Introduction, xiii
Topic Finder, xxiii
Science in the Contemporary World: An Encyclopedia
A Biology and the Life Sciences, 33
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, 1 Biotechnology, 36
Agriculture, 3 Birth Control Pill, 37
Alvarez, Luis W.(1911–1988), and Walter Black Holes, 40
Alvarez (1940–), 6 Boyer, Herbert (1936–), 41
Anthropology, 7 Broecker,Wallace S. (1931–), 42
Apollo Project, 9
Archaeology, 11 C
Artificial Intelligence, 13 Carson, Rachel (1907–1964), 45
Asimov, Isaac (1920–1992), 14 Centers for Disease Control and
Associations, 16 Prevention, 46
Astronomy, 17 Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan
(1910–1995), 47
B Chaos Theory, 48
Bardeen, John (1908–1991), 21 Chemistry, 49
Barghoorn, Elso (1915–1984), 22 C