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The Hunt for FOXP5: A Genomic Mystery Novel

The Hunt for FOXP5: A Genomic Mystery Novel

Author: Wallace Kaufman ,  David Deamer
ISBN: 9783319289601
Format: Paperback
$38.81

Genetics professor Michelle Murphy loses her husband under mysterious circumstances and without warning, while their...  Read More >>

Physics: The Ultimate Adventure

Physics: The Ultimate Adventure

Author: Ross Barrett ,  Pier Paolo Delsanto
ISBN: 9783319316901
Format: Hardback
$158.37

This book explains - in simple terms and with almost no mathematics - the physics behind recent and glamorous discoveries...  Read More >>

You Belong to the Universe: Buckminster Fuller and the Future

You Belong to the Universe: Buckminster Fuller and the...

Author: Jonathon Keats
ISBN: 9780199338238
Format: Hardback
$63.95

You Belong to the Universe documents Buckminster Fuller's six-decade quest to ""make the world work for one hundred...  Read More >>

Einstein at Home

Einstein at Home

Author: Friedrich Herneck ,  Josef Eisinger
ISBN: 9781633881464
Format: Paperback
$36.99

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The Well-Tuned Brain: The Remedy for a Manic Society

The Well-Tuned Brain: The Remedy for a Manic Society...

Author: Peter C. Whybrow
ISBN: 9780393353044
Format: Paperback
$27.95

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Einstein's Masterwork: 1915 and the General Theory of Relativity

Einstein's Masterwork: 1915 and the General Theory of...

Author: John Gribbin
ISBN: 9781785780486
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Einstein's Masterwork puts Einstein's General Theory of Relativity in the context of his life and work, and shows...  Read More >>

Black Holes: The Reith Lectures

Black Holes: The Reith Lectures

Author: Stephen Hawking
ISBN: 9780857503572
Format: Paperback
$19.99

In 2016 Professor Stephen Hawking delivered the BBC Reith Lectures on a subject that has fascinated him for decades...  Read More >>

What Should We Be Worried About?: Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night

What Should We Be Worried About?: Real Scenarios That...

Author: John Brockman
ISBN: 9780062296238
Format: Paperback
$47.49

John Brockman, editor of This Will Make You Smarter, presents his latest thought-provoking book, featuring insights...  Read More >>

This Explains Everything: Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works

This Explains Everything: Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant...

Author: John Brockman
ISBN: 9780062230171
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Previous ed. published under title: Norwegian English dictionary.  Read More >>

Restless Creatures: The Story of Life in Ten Movements

Restless Creatures: The Story of Life in Ten Movements...

Author: Matt Wilkinson
ISBN: 9781785780455
Format: Hardback
$46.99

A billion-year history of movement from bacteria to Olympic athletes.  Read More >>

The Genius of Birds

The Genius of Birds

Author: Jennifer Ackerman
ISBN: 9781925106879
Format: Paperback
$37.99

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Briefest History Of Time, The: The History Of Histories Of Time And The Misconstrued Association Between Entropy And Time

Briefest History Of Time, The: The History Of Histories...

Author: Arieh Ben-naim (The Hebrew Univ Of Jerusalem, Israel)
ISBN: 9789814749855
Format: Paperback
$51.75

The aim of this book is to explain in simple language what we know about time and about the history of time. It...  Read More >>

Briefest History Of Time, The: The History Of Histories Of Time And The Misconstrued Association Between Entropy And Time

Briefest History Of Time, The: The History Of Histories...

Author: Arieh Ben-naim (The Hebrew Univ Of Jerusalem, Israel)
ISBN: 9789814749848
Format: Hardback
$103.50

The aim of this book is to explain in simple language what we know about time and about the history of time. It...  Read More >>

Oxygen: The molecule that made the world

Oxygen: The molecule that made the world

Author: Nick Lane (Reader in Evolutionary Biochemistry, Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College of London)
ISBN: 9780198784937
Format: Paperback
$27.95

Oxygen is the engine of life and evolution. This book explores the impact that oxygen has had on Earth, and the...  Read More >>

The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics

The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds,...

Author: Roger Penrose (University of Oxford)
ISBN: 9780198784920
Format: Paperback
$29.95

In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles...  Read More >>

What is Life?: How Chemistry Becomes Biology

What is Life?: How Chemistry Becomes Biology

Author: Addy Pross (Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
ISBN: 9780198784791
Format: Paperback
$27.95

Seventy years ago, Erwin Schrödinger posed a profound question: 'What is life, and how did it emerge from non-life?'....  Read More >>

Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension

Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes,...

Author: Michio Kaku (City College of the City University of New York)
ISBN: 9780198785033
Format: Paperback
$27.95

Hyperspace is the run-away bestseller from one of the world's leading theoretical physicists. Are there other dimensions...  Read More >>

The Quantum Story: A history in 40 moments

The Quantum Story: A history in 40 moments

Author: Jim Baggott (Freelance science writer)
ISBN: 9780198784777
Format: Paperback
$34.95

Utterly beautiful. Profoundly disconcerting. Quantum theory is quite simply the most successful account of the physical...  Read More >>

Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth

Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth

Author: James Lovelock (Independent scientist, environmentalist, and futurist)
ISBN: 9780198784883
Format: Paperback
$26.95

Gaia, in which James Lovelock puts forward his inspirational and controversial idea that the Earth functions as...  Read More >>

Singapore Research Story, The

Singapore Research Story, The

Author: Chang Chieh Hang (Nus, S'pore) ,  Teck Seng Low (National Research Foundation, S'pore)
ISBN: 9789814641258
Format: Hardback
$131.96

Ever since Singapore became independent in 1965, its leaders have invested tremendous efforts and resources to develop...  Read More >>

Atoms Under the Floorboards: The Surprising Science Hidden in Your Home

Atoms Under the Floorboards: The Surprising Science...

Author: Chris Woodford
ISBN: 9781472912237
Format: Paperback
$20.99

Everything you ever wanted to know about the surprising science behind how things in your home work.  Read More >>

The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor

The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food...

Author: Mark Schatzker
ISBN: 9781476724232
Format: Paperback
$32.99

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Boom! 50 Fantastic Science Experiments to Try at Home with Your Kids (PB)

Boom! 50 Fantastic Science Experiments to Try at Home...

Author: Chris Smith ,  Dave Ansell
ISBN: 9781504800136
Format: Paperback
$16.99

Synopsis coming soon.......  Read More >>

Dreams of Other Worlds: The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration - Revised and Updated Edition

Dreams of Other Worlds: The Amazing Story of Unmanned...

Author: Christopher Impey ,  Holly Henry
ISBN: 9780691169224
Format: Paperback
$44.99

Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning...  Read More >>

The Human Side of Science: Edison and Tesla, Watson and Crick, and Other Personal Stories behind Science's Big Ideas

The Human Side of Science: Edison and Tesla, Watson...

Author: Arthur W. Wiggins ,  Charles M. Wynn
ISBN: 9781633881563
Format: Hardback
$50.99

This lively and humorous book focuses attention on the fact that science is a human enterprise. The reader learns...  Read More >>

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