{"product_id":"2026200014958-secondhand-scientific-american-reader","title":"Scientific American Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the cutting edge of mid-twentieth-century discovery, Scientific American Reader presents a sweeping panorama of human knowledge, assembling landmark articles from one of the world's most prestigious scientific publications into a single, essential volume. The anthology chronicles frontiers of scientific inquiry across twelve major areas of interest and activity, with each contribution authored by some fifty scientists and writers who were intimately associated with the very work being described — offering readers not mere commentary, but the authentic voices of discovery itself.\n\nThe result is a portrait of science at a pivotal moment in history, when disciplines from quantum physics and molecular biology to astronomy and anthropology were being radically transformed by post-war ambition and ingenuity. The editors of Scientific American demonstrate their legendary talent for making complex ideas accessible without sacrificing intellectual rigour, crafting a collection that speaks equally to the specialist and the curious layperson. For anyone who has ever wondered what it truly means to stand at the frontier of the known world, this volume delivers an answer that remains as urgent and electrifying today as the day it was first printed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203186794715,"sku":"2026200014958-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5204065e-1a23-45a3-b850-ffbc53da6012.png?v=1788145235","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014958-secondhand-scientific-american-reader","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}