Modern History
A century of science in America
Unknown Author · narrated by Juniper
2026
18h 12m
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A survey of a century of science in America, gathering the discoveries and discoverers who advanced the nation from a young republic to a scientific power. It celebrates the achievements across many fields. An informative read for anyone interested in the history of science and the growth of American learning and invention.
Inside this audiobook
23 chapters
- 1Chapter 25m
- 2I THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE FROM 1818 TO 191856m
- 3The Close of the First Series.59m
- 4II A CENTURY OF GEOLOGY.—THE PROGRESS OF HISTORICAL GEOLOGY IN NORTH AMERICA1h 0m
- 5The Taconic System Resurrected.55m
- 6Evolution.34m
- 7III A CENTURY OF GEOLOGY.—STEPS OF PROGRESS IN THE INTERPRETATION OF LAND FORMS45m
- 8Epochs of Glaciation.35m
- 9IV A CENTURY OF GEOLOGY.—THE GROWTH OF KNOWLEDGE OF EARTH STRUCTURE1h 12m
- 10“The Condition of the Earth’s Interior.”30m
- 11V A CENTURY OF GOVERNMENT GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS56m
- 12VI ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY1h 17m
- 13VII THE RISE OF PETROLOGY AS A SCIENCE41m
- 14Chapter 1910m
- 15VIII THE GROWTH OF MINERALOGY FROM 1818 TO 191838m
- 16IX THE WORK OF THE GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY OF THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON8m
- 17X THE PROGRESS OF CHEMISTRY DURING THE PAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS1h 20m
- 18Organic Chemistry.31m
- 19XI A CENTURY’S PROGRESS IN PHYSICS1h 14m
- 20The Journal’s Part in Meteorology.58m
- 21XII A CENTURY OF ZOOLOGY IN AMERICA52m
- 22Zoology in the American Journal of Science, 1870–1918.1h 7m
- 23XIII THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOTANY SINCE 181849m
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