From the author of the acclaimed They Came from DNA comes a wonderfully funny look at a few items from science's "It Seemed like a Good Idea at the Time" department. Tongue-in-cheek accounts explain the circumstances under which some preposterous claims could seem the stuff of brilliance. "Goofs" include the world being flat, the Earth being the center of the universe, frogs generating electricity and more.
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From the author of the acclaimed They Came from DNA comes a wonderfully funny look at a few items from science's "It Seemed like a Good Idea at the Time" department. Tongue-in-cheek accounts explain the circumstances under which some preposterous claims could seem the stuff of brilliance. "Goofs" include the world being flat, the Earth being the center of the universe, frogs generating electricity and more.
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Add this copy of Scientific Goofs: Adventures Along the Crooked Trail to to cart. $33.70, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by W H Freeman & Co.
Add this copy of Scientific Goofs: Adventures Along the Crooked Trail to to cart. $63.53, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by W H Freeman & Co.