Big Questions in Science
By, Swain, Harriet
Publisher: Vintage Books
Class No.: 500 SWA
Accession No.: 008698
Year: 2003
Pages: xii, 236 p.

What is life about? How are men and women different? How did the Universe begin? We all ponder these questions from time to time bit some scientists spend their lives investigating them. Are they anywhere near finding answers?

In this exciting new book, leading scientific thinkers address twenty of the really big questions that people have been asking for hundreds of years. Their answers are each put into context by commentaries discussing the differing views of other leading contemporary scientists and looking at how people have tackled the question in the past. The result is a breathtaking tour of scientific thought through the ages and a peek at some of the most cutting-edge and controversial research today. Packed with fascinating insights, it shows how science is investigating problems that affect us all on a large scale and suggests that we are closer to finding solutions to some of life's big questions than we might think.