History of science books

Die sozialhistorische Studie untersucht die veranderten Bedingungen wissenschaftlicher Arbeit und die Transformationen...  Read More >>

The Max Planck Society (MPG), one of the most successful research institutions worldwide, serves as a prime example...  Read More >>

Sammlungen historischer Munzen an deutschsprachigen Universitaten stellen seit Jahrhunderten lebendige Lehr-/Lern-...  Read More >>

Traces the roots of this branch of science back to an unexpected source: narrative storytelling. John MacNeill Miller...  Read More >>

When Hitler came to power in 1933 he promised the German people a technocratic state where science, technology and...  Read More >>

Investigating a series of cutting-edge acoustic experiments in twentieth-century Britain, this unique book reveals...  Read More >>

Traces the roots of this branch of science back to an unexpected source: narrative storytelling. John MacNeill Miller...  Read More >>

Like a detective piecing together seemingly disparate bits of evidence, Dr. Sankar Chatterjee combines the most...  Read More >>

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Introducing materiality into the study of the history of medicine, this volume hones in on communities across the...  Read More >>

An engaging account of the life and work of the legendary polymath Alexander von Humboldt In this lucid biography,...  Read More >>

Drawing together the evidence of archaeology, palaeoecology, climate history and the historical record, this first...  Read More >>

In Vergangenheit unter dem Mikroskop erforscht Musil-Gutsch die interdisziplinare Zusammenarbeit von Natur- und...  Read More >>

The book gathers several contributions by historians of physics, philosophers of science and scientists as new essays...  Read More >>

This book offers a unique perspective on the colonial roots of modern science, technology, and medicine (STM) in...  Read More >>

Early Modern Fire offers new perspectives on the history of fire in early modern Europe. Analysing case studies...  Read More >>

Shortlisted for the 2023 Royal Society Science Book Prize “A riveting love letter to the small, wonderful, and...  Read More >>

A narrative microhistory of the Field Museum of Natural History’s groundbreaking expedition to hunt and preserve...  Read More >>

This retrospective not only celebrates the milestones of the past but also offers insights into the future of education...  Read More >>

The book describes in a simple and readable format the way microscopes magnify images, and all of the techniques...  Read More >>

This book highlights stories of the most important 13 ground-based observatories and 14 space probes in human history,...  Read More >>

The topic of a potential relationship between Babylonian and Greco-Roman medicine has been discussed for a long...  Read More >>

An English-language edition of selected correspondence and papers of Albert Einstein A translation of selected...  Read More >>

Delve into the fascinating world of birds through astonishing photography and clear explanations in this absorbing...  Read More >>

""This book is about the history of emerging new therapies and preventions for a host of human diseases via biotechnology;...  Read More >>