Index 243
Democritus
Boyle’s Law, 19
Density
atmospheric layers, 107–8
Big Bang theory, 185–86
black holes, 140–41
buoyancy, 4
Earth’s core and mantle, 136–37
nature of the atmosphere, 202
quasars and pulsars, 205–6
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA). See also
Human genome; mDNA; Origins of life;
Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)
chromosomes, function of, 121
complete evolution, 208
genes, function of, 167–68
heredity, 86–87
importance of, 196
mitochondria, 103–4
origins of discovery, 196–97
Depths of the Sea, The, 89
Detritus, 89
Diabetes
insulin, 142–43
Dietary health. See also Nutrition
vitamins, 117–18
Diffraction patterns
Earth’s core and mantle, 137
Digestive juices
insulin, 142–43
Digital technology. See also Computers
definition of information, 188
Dinosaur fossils. See also Nature of dinosaurs
importance of, 67
origins of discovery, 67–68
Dirac, Paul
antimatter, 160–62
Diseases. See Antibiotics; Bacteria;
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA); Human
genome; “Jumping genes”; Penicillin;
Vaccinations; Viruses; Vitamins
Dissections
circulatory system, 15
human anatomy, 7–8
Distance to the sun
importance of, 27
origins of discovery, 27–28
DNA. See Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
Doppler, Christian
Doppler Effect, 75–76
Doppler Effect
Doppler shift, 76
importance of, 75
origins of discovery, 75–76
Doppler shift, 76
accelerating universe, 219
dark matter, 212
existence of planets around other stars, 215–16
quasars and pulsars, 205
Double helix model
DNA, 197
human genome, 220–21
Drew, Charles
blood plasma, 181–82
E = mc2
black holes, 140
fusion, 192
importance of, 111
origins of discovery, 111–12
speed of light, 155
Earth’s core and mantle. See also
Continental drift; Plate tectonics;
Seafloor spreading
importance of, 136
origins of discovery, 136–37
Earthquakes. See Fault lines
Ecology
nature of dinosaurs, 213
theory of evolution, 79–80
Ecosystems
importance of, 169
nature of dinosaurs, 213
order in nature, 33
origins of discovery, 169–70
“Eddington’s equations,” 160
Ehrlich, Paul
antibiotics, 124–25
Eijkman, Christiaan
vitamins, 117–18
Einstein, Albert
E = mc2, 111–13
theory of relativity, 114–16
Electrical currents
antimatter, 160–61
neurotransmitters, 144–45
neutrons, 163
semiconductor transistor, 183–84
Electrical energy
semiconductor transistor, 183–84
superconductivity, 128–29