The history of science in 100 experiments. Gribbin M.

Without a competently set experiment, the progress of science is impossible, because even the smartest theory needs to be tested. This brilliantly illustrated book, written by famous American popularizers of science, is the history of natural science in 100 essays dedicated to the most important experiments and experiments in the history of science. It can be interesting to both specialists and people interested in history and modern tendencies of natural science, students, schoolchildren, teachers.