Elegance in science : the beauty of simplicity / Ian Glynn.

Author: Glynn, Ian.

Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Descriptionxvii, 271 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Note:The meaning of elegance -- Celestial mechanics : the route to Newton -- Bringing the heavens down to earth -- So what is heat? -- Elegance and electricity -- Throwing light on light : with the story of Thomas Young -- How do nerves work? -- Information handling in the brain -- The genetic code -- Epilogue : a cautionary tale.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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