The Renaissance of Science : The Story of the Cell and Biology : Revised 10th Edition

By Martini, Albert, Ph.D.

Book Id: WPLBN0100302957
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 28.61 MB
Reproduction Date: 2/1/2015

Title:	The Renaissance of Science : The Story of the Cell and Biology : Revised 10th Edition
Author:	Martini, Albert, Ph.D.
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Science, Biology
Collections:	Authors Community, History
Historic Publication Date:	2015
Publisher:	Self Published

Member Page:	Albert Martini
Citation APA MLA Chicago Albert Martini, B. P. (2015). The Renaissance of Science : The Story of the Cell and Biology : Revised 10th Edition. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
The concept of science and the sciences. Fundamental and historical development in the sciences. Great ideas that revolutionize our scientific world. The story of the cell and Biology. The birth of modern Biology. The rise of the modern University and experimental stations. The cell as the basic building block of life. The origin of life. The development of microbiology and microscopy. The germ theory of diseases, vaccines, and antibiotics. The vector insects and infectious diseases. The virus, viral diseases, and vaccines. The principle of vegetation and the basic requirements of plants. William Harvey, the heart and the circulatory system. Carl Linneaus and the development of modern taxonomy in biology. Charles Darwin and the development of evolution in biology. Gregor Mendel and the development of genetics and the laws of heredity.

Summary
A science book in the area of Biology and Microbiology. It discusses the lives of over 200 scientists. Their accomplishments are illustrated with over 250 pictures and diagrams. The accomplishments of these scientists are presented chronologically and are related to each other in order to illustrate the evolution of knowledge about biology and microbiology from the Classic Greek era to the present.