TY  - BOOK
AU  - Spangenburg, Ray.
AU  - Moser, Diane K.
TI  - The history of science from 1895 to 1945: on the shoulders of giants 
SN  - 9788173711923
U1  - 509 SPA 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Hyderabad
PB  - Universities press
KW  - Science
KW  - History
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  -  Life sciences
N1  - Includes bibliographical references  and index
N2  - This volume surveys the most significant scientific discoveries of the first part of the twentieth century. This turbulent era, which saw two world wars, was a time of extraordinary scientific activity. In the life sciences, scientists discovered the function of DNA and began to uncover the process by which genetic traits are passed on. Powerful new drugs conquered formerly lethal diseases. The physical sciences were rocked, first by the discovery of radioactivity and X-rays, and later by the development of the atom bomb. This volume, illustrated with vivid photographs, outlines the scientific breakthroughs of this period that gave humans tremendous power?and a tremendous responsibility
ER  -