by James Trefil · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401451188
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«1001 cosas que todo el mundo debería saber sobre ciencia» is the scientific compendium by James Trefil published by Plaza & Janés in paperback.
It brings together 1,001 entries with information on classical and molecular biology, evolution, classical and modern physics, Earth sciences and astronomy, to bring scientific and technological advances closer to any reader.
It is a translation by Domingo Santos of the original «1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Science» (1991), and the Spanish edition was published in 1994 with 432 pages in the Tribuna collection.
A reading suitable for those approaching science out of curiosity or wishing to review basic notions of various disciplines.
James Stanley Trefil is an American physicist and author of nearly fifty books. Much of his published work focuses on science for the general audience. He has served as Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia and, since 1988, as Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University. Among his books is Are We Unique?, an argument for human uniqueness in which he questions the comparisons between human intelligence and artificial intelligence. Trefil has also given presentations to judges and public officials about the intersections between science and the law.
