James S. Trefil
Birth date: September 10, 1938
James S. Trefil's Books
"Detailed survey science book"This probably shouldn't be your introductory survey science book ("The History of Nearly Everything" would be a better intro). If you had read other science books recently and want to know more of the fundamentals, this would be a good intro to give you a good foundatio...
I read this book for my Conceptual Science class and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's one of few textbooks I had a lot of fun while reading (generally, I avoid reading textbooks). The book integrates branches of science, from physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, to earth sciences. So if you're interes...
Picked this book up while visiting the McDonald Observatory in far West Texas. Very very good overview of many aspects of science. As one interested in science myself, the daughter of a scientist and medical man fascinated with all facets of science, I agree with the premise of the authors. It is...
Harold J. Morowitz, professor of biology, and James Trefil, who teaches physics, both at George Mason University, have produced what I consider to be one of the seminal books on abortion that I have read. They examine the concepts of "life" and humanness. They point out that at the molecular level w...
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