{"product_id":"100-scientists-who-shaped-world-history-100-series-9780912517391b","title":"100 Scientists Who Shaped World History (100 Series)","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eReaders will be fascinated to learn about a wide range of scientists who have attained recognition or have demonstrated unique abilities in a variety of scientific fields including astronomy, mathematics, chemistry, physics, anthropology, oceanography, botany and medicine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 700;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003eChronologically presented, this book begins with Pythagoras (c. 580 BC-c. 500 BC) and ends with Stephen Hawking (b. 1942 -). As with all of the scientists featured in \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e100 Scientists Who Shaped World History\u003c\/span\u003e, both men sought answers to the physical world around them. Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher and mathematician, coined the word philosophy, believed that mathematics and nature were harmonious and is best known for the Pythagorean theorem. Hawking, an English physicist, combined the theory of relativity with quantum mechanics to describe the properties of black holes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872570839120,"sku":"9780912517391B","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780912517391-l.jpg?v=1785899368","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/100-scientists-who-shaped-world-history-100-series-9780912517391b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}