This,
the final book in the series, discusses the most significant scientific breakthroughs
since World War II. The book addresses the move toward increased specialization in all
branches of science and the greater use of computers in scientific research. From the
study of subatomic particles missions into outer space, it reveals the rapidly expanding
horizons of science. ;lavishly illustrated, this book also explores a change in attitude
toward science-while science enabled enormous advances in the nuclear war, waste, and
power plant accidents, and the deterioration of the ozone layer.
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