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This is not a science book, nor even a book about science, although most of the contributors are scientists. This...  Read More >>

Benjamin Franklin famously flew a kite in a thunderstorm in 1752, an occasion on which he proved that lightning...  Read More >>

The new edition will include a chapter on biomechanics & physiology of skiing. Other chapters will be revised and...  Read More >>

The intriguing story of how wireless was invented by Guglielmo Marconi – and how it amused Queen Victoria, saved...  Read More >>

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"Women were excluded from universities until the end of the nineteenth century, yet they found other ways to participate...  Read More >>

Gould weaves the ideas of some of Western society's greatest thinkers, from Bacon to Galileo to E.O. Wilson, with...  Read More >>

In the tradition of Susan Orlean's THE ORCHID THEIF and James Gleick's Genius, THE EMPEROR OF SCENT tells the story...  Read More >>

Die Sänger sind die Nervenzellen, die jeweils zu mehreren zu einem ""Chor"" zusammentreten, und die Melodien, die...  Read More >>

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""The Descent of Man"" (1871) is among Darwin's most important works, addressing the crucial question of the origins,...  Read More >>

Sidney Harris is America's foremost science cartoonist. He has been praised by luminaries such as Linus Pauling...  Read More >>

In Gefuhle lesen fasst Paul Ekman, der weltberuhmte Psychologe und Experte fur nonverbale Kommunikation, vierzig...  Read More >>

"""Science Written by Women"" is the second set in the series ""Popular Science in the Nineteenth Century"". The...  Read More >>

Discusses various types of parasites, the diseases and health problems they can cause, and how these parasites and...  Read More >>

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In this title, William Shatner - Captain Kirk himself - explores how the imagination of Star Trek is reflected in...  Read More >>

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On May 11, 1997, as millions worldwide watched a stunning victory unfold on television, a machine shocked the chess...  Read More >>

The most influential scientist of the last century, James Watson has been at dead centre in the creation of modern...  Read More >>

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