Science frontiers, 1946 to the present
Discusses postwar scientific breakthroughs, increased specialization in all science, and the use of computers in research. Looking at unsolved problems in science and the new questions that arise, this volume looks at science during the second half of the 20th century and asks the question, ""Where is science heading in the 21st century?
History
1 online resource (xxvi, 246 pages) : illustrations
9780816068807, 0816068801
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pt. 1. The physical sciences, 1946 to the present
pt. 2. The life sciences, 1946 to the present
pt. 3. Science and society, 1946 to the present
Revised edition of: The history of science from 1946 to the 1990s