Popular science books

In just 100 years, air and space exploration has progressed from a 12 second, 120 foot flight by two brothers, to...  Read More >>

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The story—and the science—of nature's greatest engine.  Read More >>

In this medical detective adventure, Cytowic shows how synesthesia, or ""joined sensation,"" illuminates a wide...  Read More >>

Burke takes readers on 50 surprising journeys through the history of technology, each following a chain of consequential...  Read More >>

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The American Heritage(R) Children's Science Dictionary introduces students in grades 4 to 6 to the language and...  Read More >>

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An objective look at masculinity - from bodies to brains, from genes to genitals.  Read More >>

Few lives of great men offer so much interest - and so many mysteries - as the life of Charles Darwin, the greatest...  Read More >>

The constants of nature are the numbers that define the essence of the Universe. For the first time astronomical...  Read More >>

How do scientific conjectures become laws? Why does proof mean different things in different sciences? Do numbers...  Read More >>

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The facts, myths, curiosities and absurdities of sports science - something for every sports fan.  Read More >>

This seminal work illuminates just how different life would be without devices like the telephone, television, airplanes,...  Read More >>

In Light and Life, Michael Gross explores six major aspects of the interplay between light and life, ranging from...  Read More >>

Covering such subjects as astronomy, magnetism, optics, sound, heat, mechanics, waves, and electricity, the book...  Read More >>

An entry on each one of the 100-odd chemical elements, arranged alphabetically from actinium to zirconium.  Read More >>

At the beginning of the 20th century, just as industry and government were anticipating the immanent coordination...  Read More >>

An exploration into startling scientific concepts, such as multiple universes and the theory that time can go backwards,...  Read More >>

The result, a masterful combination of science and history, will appeal to a broad audience of specialists as well...  Read More >>

Provides a review of cryptography, its evolution over time, and its purpose throughout history from the era of...  Read More >>

""Rich and readable...personal, witty and ironic."" --Scientific American  Read More >>

An account of human formation and history based on discoveries through our genetic make-up.  Read More >>