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A brilliant graphic guide, exploring Hawking's life and his breathtaking...  Read More >>

Bestselling author Leland Gregory turns his nose for nuttiness toward the world of science.  Read More >>

Complexity is considered to be an important scientific development since general relativity. Using it, scientists...  Read More >>

In the years after the Revolutionary War, the fledging republic of America was viewed by many Europeans as a degenerate...  Read More >>

Barnes Wallis is best known as the 'boffin' behind the famous bouncing bomb used by 617 Squadron to breach the Ruhr...  Read More >>

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Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the publication of ""On the Origin of Species"", this title combines photographs...  Read More >>

What if the true nature of reality were like an onion, made up of layer upon layer that, when peeled back, would...  Read More >>

Written with his trademark combination of wit and accessible science, and updated to include the latest theories...  Read More >>

Bestselling author and physicist Stephen Hawking assembles the most groundbreaking works by Albert Einstein together...  Read More >>

This eloquent, urgent, fascinating book reveals how just 50 years of swift and dangerous oceanic change threatens...  Read More >>

Blending the theories of relativity with history, simple explanations, and engaging anecdotes, this book makes one...  Read More >>

How does professional baseball evaluate hitters? Is a singles hitter like Wade Boggs more valuable than a power...  Read More >>

Combines ancient mythology and modern mathematics. This book offers helpful hints and complete solutions, and the...  Read More >>

Vendramini's Neanderthal predation theory argues that the evolution of modern humans - including our unique physiology,...  Read More >>

Il volume vuole fare luce sullo stato dell'acqua in Italia, modello di quanto sta succedendo nel pianeta. Il nostro...  Read More >>

Water is the source of life and the building block of all civilisation. The control of water has shaped politics,...  Read More >>

Macromolecules are a fascinating group of molecules with some remarkable properties, many of which are only just...  Read More >>

Biologist Lewis Wolpert eloquently narrates the basics of human life through the lens of its smallest component—the...  Read More >>

Wer hat die Null erfunden? Wie koennen imaginare Zahlen helfen, dass reale Wolkenkratzer nicht umfallen? Wo...  Read More >>

Capricious, vibrant, and volatile, Vesuvius has been and remains one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes. In...  Read More >>

Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a rich and vibrant anthology...  Read More >>

Among the great discoveries of the nineteenth century, few offer a more fascinating insight into Victorian society...  Read More >>

If aliens came to Earth 100 millions years in the future, what traces would they find of long-extinct humanity's...  Read More >>