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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Biological Sciences
The Origin of Life
The Death of Spontaneous Generation
The Origin of Primordial Life
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Cell Theory
The Problem of the Origin of Cells
The Protoplasm Concept
The Contribution of Other Sciences
Marcello Malpighi
Germ Theory
Discoveries in Clinical Medicine and Anesthesia
Advances at the End of the Century
Louis Pasteur
Genetics
Ancient Theories of Pangenesis and Blood in Heredity
Preformation and Natural Selection
The Work of Mendel
How the Gene Idea Became Reality
The Discovery of Linked Genes
Early Molecular Genetics
DNA and the Genetic Code
Recombinant DNA Technology and the Polymerase Chain Reaction
Gregor Mendel
Evolution
The Work of Charles Darwin
The Darwinian Aftermath
The Synthetic Theory
Molecular Biology and Earth Sciences
Charles Darwin
Ecology
Charles Elton
Chapter 2: Mathematics and the Physical Sciences
Arabic Numerals
Al-Khwārizmī
The Calculus
The Precalculus Period
Newton and Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
The Atomic Theory
John Dalton
The Roots of Astronomy
The Scientific Revolution
A Preponderance of Theories
Nicolaus Copernicus
Gravitational Theory
Sir Isaac Newton
Special Relativity
Light and the Ether
Einstein’s Gedankenexperiments
Starting Points and Postulates
Relativistic Space and Time
Cosmic Speed Limit
E = mc2
Albert Einstein
General Relativity
Principle of Equivalence
Curved Space-Time and Geometric Gravitation
Quantum Mechanics
Planck’s Radiation Law
Einstein and the Photoelectric Effect
Bohr’s Theory of the Atom
Scattering of X-rays
Broglie’s Wave Hypothesis
String Theory
The Expanding Universe: The Big Bang Theory
The Evolution of Stars and the Formation of Chemical Elements
Solar-System Astronomy
George Gamow
Plate Tectonics
Alfred Wegener and the Concept of Continental Drift
Isostasy
Driving Forces
Evidence Supporting the Hypothesis
Paleomagnetism, Polar Wandering, and Continental Drift
Gestation and Birth of Plate Tectonic Theory
Determination of Plate Thickness
Plate-Driving Mechanisms and the Role of the Mantle
Alfred Wegener
Geologic Time
Knowledge of Landforms and of Land-Sea Relations
Paleontology and Stratigraphy
William Smith and Faunal Succession
Charles Lyell and Uniformitarianism
Louis Agassiz and the Ice Age
Geologic Time and the Age of the Earth
William Smith
Chapter 3: The Arts
Perspective
Filippo Brunelleschi
Abstract Art
Maurice Denis
Impressionism
Claude Monet
Expressionism
The Visual Arts
Literature and Drama
Other Arts
Oskar Kokoschka
Cubism
Origins of the Style
The First Phase
The Second Phase: Analytical Cubism
The Third Phase: Synthetic Cubism
Georges Braque
Modernism
Modernism in Literature
Ezra Pound
Modernism in Other Arts and Architecture
Harmony
The Roots of Harmony
Harmony Before the Common Practice Period
Classical Western Harmony
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Montage
Sergey Eisenstein
Theory of Architecture
Distinction Between the History and Theory of Architecture
Distinction Between the Theory of Architecture and the Theory of Art
Functionalism
The Art of Building
“Commodity, Firmness, and Delight”: The Ultimate Synthesis
Vitruvius
Green Architecture
The Rise of Eco-Awareness
Green Design Takes Root
The Principles of Building Green
The Challenges to Architecture
Renzo Piano and the California Academy of Sciences
Urban Planning
The Development of Urban Planning
Urban Form
The Scope of Planning
Jane Jacobs
Chapter 4: The Social Sciences, Philosophy, and Religion
Mass Production
The Industrial Revolution and Early Developments
Pioneers of Mass Production Methods
Manufacturing Pioneers
The Assembly Line
Theories of Child Development
Psychoanalytic Theories
Piaget’s Theory
Learning Theory
Jean Piaget
Psychoanalytic Theory
Screen Memories
The Interpretation of Dreams
Further Theoretical Development
Sigmund Freud
Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Conscience
George Fox
Sin
John Calvin
Soul
Augustine
The Problem of Evil
The Problem
Theistic Responses
Hannah Arendt
Just War
Jihad
Natural Law
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Punishment
Theories and Objectives of Punishment
Punishment in Islamic Law
Punishment in Asian Societies
Cesare Beccaria
Utopia
Sir Thomas More
Monotheism
Amarna Style
Chapter 5: Politics and the Law
Neutrality
Hague Conventions
Due Process
Democracy
History
Contemporary Democratic Systems
Equal Protection
Bush v. Gore
International Law
Definition and Scope
Historical Development
International Law and Municipal Law
Jeremy Bentham
Social Contract
Thomas Hobbes
Absolutism
Louis XIV
Nationalism
The Identification of State and People
Cultural Nationalism
European Nationalism
Asian and African Nationalism
Puritanism and the Establishment of the Holy Commonwealth
Intellectual-Property Law
The Emergence of Intellectual-Property Law
Internet Domain Names
The World Trade Organization and Intellectual-Property Law
Economic and Ethical Issues
Theoretical Debates
Trends
Trademark
Glossary
For Further Reading
Index
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