Protagonistas de la ciencia

This book provides a comprehensive, self-contained introduction to one of the most exciting frontiers in astrophysics today: the quest to understand how the oldest and most distant galaxies in our universe first formed. Until now, most research on this question has been theoretical, but the next few years will bring about a new generation of large telescopes that promise to supply a flood of data about the infant universe during its first billion years after the big bang. This book bridges the gap between theory and observation. It is an invaluable reference for students and researchers on...

Analiza la naturaleza del trabajo científico echando mano de los ejemplos clásicos de investigación científica. Considera las complejas interacciones entre ciencia y sociedad incluyendo los aspectos económicos y tecnológicos de la interrelación. Delinea algunos temas especiales de la sociología de la ciencia y explora las dimensiones éticas de la labor científica (por ejemplo, respecto al armamentismo y la guerra). Aborda también la delicada relación entre la ciencia y fenómenos culturales tales como el marxismo, la religión y la represión sexual.

"Aquest llibre aplega tots els treballs exposats a la X Reunión Nacional del Cuaternario en forma de ponències, conferències, resums de panells que es van dur a terme a Girona, els dies 28, 29 i 30 de juny de 1999, també inclou la guia de dues sortides de camp per diferents indrets de la zona."

Physics I: The Gymnasium of the Mind provides undergraduate students with a valuable opportunity to acquire the knowledge and the abilities that are evaluated in the PISA project (Program for International Student Assessment) and will be indispensable in later professional and personal life. The objective of this book is to use carefully analyzed and selected phenomena and adequately designed didactic activities to enable students to become involved and discover that they can learn physics, and with the knowledge and abilities learned, allow them to grow intellectually, emotionally, and...