by Isaac Asimov · Salvat Editores, S. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434545052
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«Momentos estelares de la ciencia» is Isaac Asimov's popular science book, published by Salvat Editores in paperback (148 pages, in Spanish).
Asimov reviews thirty scientific milestones through their protagonists: Newton, Lavoisier, Watt, Faraday, Edison, Pasteur, Curie, Einstein, Rutherford, Lawrence and others. Each chapter shows the context of the discovery and why it was considered a stellar moment, with a popularizing approach.
Original title: 'Breakthroughs in Science' (1959). 1983 Spanish edition. On the cover it appears as an abridgement of the Enciclopedia Salvat Ciencia y Técnica.
Due to its didactic tone and easy reading, it is suitable for students and for those approaching the history of science for the first time.
Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. He wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Best known for his hard science fiction, Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as popular science and other non-fiction. His work spans nine out of the ten categories of the Dewey decimal system.
