Joel Levy
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Series
Language
English
Description
Physicist Stephen Hawking was a scientist for the modern age. He is as renowned for his theories on time and space as he is for his unique life story. Undeterred by a debilitating illness, he trained his mind to work in a new way to become the leading light in modern science. This carefully researched biography tells Hawking's story, highlighting his scientific breakthroughs and how, despite his struggle with a degenerative condition, he became the...
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English
Description
Most science chronicles present a triumphant march through time, with revolutionary thinkers and their discoveries following in orderly progression. The truth, however, is somewhat different. Scientific Feuds is a collection of the most vicious battles among the greatest minds of our time. It features such contests as Huxley and Wilberforce's debate on Darwin's theory of evolution, Franklin and Wilkins' fight over the discovery of DNA, and the "War...
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English
Description
Meltdown investigates and recreates the dramatic events behind the most notorious nuclear accidents in history, as well as those shrouded in secrecy.
Combining human tragedy with intriguing science, each account reveals new aspects of humanity's complex relationship with nuclear power and the ongoing struggle to harness and control it. From the pioneers of Los Alamos who got up close and personal with the cores of atomic bombs, to the hapless engineers...
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Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Describes to young readers how to venture through all the landscapes on Earth as well as through the air, over the seas, and under the waves, plus how to find food and water in the wild, avoid deadly diseases and fight back against man-eating beasts.
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Chartwell Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
[This book] conveys the principles of science in unique and exciting ways. It describes the unbelievably massive, the inconceibably tiny, and the unfathomably complex in terms that everyone can understand, often using everyday objects and familiar experiences to help turn theory into reality.
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Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Have you ever wished for a personal jet pack or a robot butler? Do you wonder how you would fare as an interplanetary traveler? Are you eagerly awaiting driverless cars? 'Reality Ahead of Schedule' explores how what we imagine about the future has influenced our ability to make those ideas into reality. There are many vital technologies that science fiction not only predicted, but also helped bring into being. Through lively narration and lavish illustrations,...
13) Instant engineering: key thinkers, theories, discoveries and inventions explained on a single page
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Publisher
Portable Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Instant Engineering" pulls together all the pivotal engineering theories and discoveries into one concise volume. Each page contains a distinct "cheat sheet," which tells you the most important facts in bite-sized chunks, meaning you can become an expert in an instant. From Archimedes to Elon Musk, from pumps and pulleys to the steam engine, and from the canal boat to the space rocket, every key figure, theory, or term is expressed in succinct and...
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Michael O'Mara Books Limited
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Broken down by subject, from the psychology of aging to the psychology of relationships, happiness to mental illness (and with everything in between), this book brings together all the major theorists and arguments you should know, ranging back in time to the ancient Greeks-who practiced a form of dream therapy 2,500 years before Freud and Jung-all the way up to the present day. Additionally, being organized by theory, it presents a potted overview...
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Publisher
Michael O'Mara Books Limited
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A clear, concise and fascinating guide to philosophical thought experiments and how they've shaped our understanding of the world. From Plato's Cave to Descartes' Demon, great thinkers have used thought experiments and paradoxes to try and work out complex ideas in the simplest way possible. Among the most famous thought experiments is Zeno's Achilles and the Tortoise: if Achilles is faster than the tortoise, why will Achilles never catch up with...
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Publisher
Andre Deutsch
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
On the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, this fascinating study explores how the real science of her times influenced Mary Shelley's classic work of science fiction. Mary Shelley grew up surrounded by the era's prominent scientific thinkers, and conceived Frankenstein in a time of rapid scientific change--including debates on the reanimation of corpses and "the elixir of life." This engrossing book offers insight into the world...
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Publisher
André Deutsch
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The death of Stephen Hawking in March 2018 brought to a close one of the most remarkable and inspiring scientific life stories of all time. Struck down in his youth with a terrible disease and given just a few years to live, Hawking defied medical science and the frailties of his twisted body to explore vast cosmic realms, experience adventures and enjoy romance and family lie. This illustrated biography examines his life and work, explaining his...
