“Introductory Physics” by Herbert Priestley
Introductory Physics by Herbert Priestley (Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1958) has one of the best presentations of physics I’ve ever seen. (The book is, sadly, …
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The Integration of Biology With Chemistry and Physics: Anecdote 2
Isaac Asimov tells us another fascinating, intriguing scientific anecdote in A Short History of Biology: If a protein solution is placed in an electric field, …
More on the Death — the Murder — of Science Education
In “Science Workshop: Building a Lifelong Love of a “Boring” Subject” (Core Knowledge Blog, August 30, 2009), Robert Pondiscio quotes a newspaper article: The Future …
The Integration of Biology With Chemistry and Physics: An Anecdote
Isaac Asimov writes, in A Short History of Biology: Meanwhile, those steps in the breakdown of glycogen that lay beyond lactic acid and that did …
One Step in the Historical Development of the Concepts of Life and Energy
Isaac Asimov writes, in A Short History of Biology: Since a candle and an animal both produce carbon dioxide and consume oxygen, it seemed reasonable …
Foolish at Physics
A science textbook tried to explain the fact that a shower curtain (unweighted and without magnets) will push toward you by applealing tp the Bernoulli …