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From the author of the bestselling E=MC2, a brilliantly descriptive analysis of one of the most powerful forces...  Read More >>

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The book presents the life and personality, the scientific and philosophical work of Ludwig Boltzmann. His tragic...  Read More >>

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The author, whose writing has been variously described as 'jocund', 'slightly loopy', ' unbelievably poignant' and...  Read More >>

What is time and how did it 'begin'? How is it measured, and how will it - and the universe - end? Lechowski supplies...  Read More >>

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Now available in paperback following huge critical acclaim. In a frank, edgy and entertaining style that pulls no...  Read More >>

Each year thousands of people die from bacteria resistant to antibiotics. Alternative drugs are urgently needed....  Read More >>

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In Lifelines, neuroscientist Steven Rose offers a theory of life that insists that we as humans - along with all...  Read More >>

Provides an overview of the complex history of the interaction of science and religion. This book chronicles the...  Read More >>

Narrative chapters cover such topics as the Human Genome Project, gene splicing, cloning, genetically altered foods,...  Read More >>

In each of these 14 essays, the author, a psychologist and science historian, explores the very personal barriers...  Read More >>

Robert Oppenheimer's spearheaded the development of the atomic bomb that ended World War II. This book provides...  Read More >>

This book provides a fascinating introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research. It describes...  Read More >>

The square root of 2 is a fascinating number – if a little less famous than such mathematical stars as pi, the number...  Read More >>

Die preisgekrönte Biographie des norwegische Schriftstellers Atle Næss führt den Leser auf eine fesselnde Reise...  Read More >>

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""Wonderful....Jared Diamond conducts his fascinating study of our behavior and origins with a naturalist's eye...  Read More >>

An insightful new book putting Einstein's work in a contemporary context  Read More >>

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This ready reference presents fascinating facts about 100 amazing inventions, a panoramic overview of the history...  Read More >>

John von Neumann contributed to various branches of mathematics, he created fresh fields and was a pioneering influence...  Read More >>