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A Beautiful Math: John Nash, Game Theory, and the ...
$9.07
Millions have seen the movie and thousands have read the book but few have fully appreciated the mathematics developed by John Nash's beautiful mind. Today Nash's beautiful math has become a universal language for research in the social sciences and has infiltrated the realms of evolutionary biology..
A Century of Innovation: Twenty Engineering Achiev...
$12.85
As the world eagerly looked forward to the dawn of a new millennium, the turning of the calendar also represented an opportunity to pause and reflect on the tremendous ingenuity and invention that marked the previous hundred years. Electricity, automobiles, telephones, radio, television, computers ..
Biotechnology Unzipped: Promises and Realities, Re...
$8.83
In this update to the very popular first edition of the same name, skilled science popularizer Eric Grace helps readers understand what biotechnology is and what implications it holds for all of us.Following on the heels of the success of the first edition, this thoroughly updated version offers an ..
Degrees Kelvin: A Tale of Genius, Invention, and T...
$53.70
LORD KELVIN. In 1840, a precocious 16-year-old by the name of William Thomson spent his summer vacation studying an extraordinarily sophisticated mathematical controversy. His brilliant analysis inspired lavish praise and made the boy an instant intellectual celebrity.As a young scholar William dazz..
Disasters by Design: A Reassessment of Natural Haz...
$17.36
Disasters by Design provides an alternative and sustainable way to view, study, and manage hazards in the United States that would result in disaster-resilient communities, higher environmental quality, inter- and intragenerational equity, economic sustainability, and improved quality of life. This ..
Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origin
$8.42
Life on Earth arose nearly 4 billion years ago, bursting forth from air, water, and rock. Though the process obeyed all the rules of chemistry and physics, the details of that original event pose as deep a mystery as any facing science. How did non-living chemicals become alive While the question i..
Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist's View of Genet...
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While European restaurants race to footnote menus, reassuring concerned gourmands that no genetically modified ingredients were used in the preparation of their food, starving populations around the world eagerly await the next harvest of scientifically improved crops. Mendel in the Kitchen provides..
Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggl...
$12.16
Since 1901 there have been over three hundred recipients of the Nobel Prize in the sciences. Only ten of them about 3 percent have been women. Why In this updated version of Nobel Prize Women in Science, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne explores the reasons for this astonishing disparity by examining the li..
One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos
$10.02
A new window opens onto the cosmos...Almost every day we are challenged by new information from the outermost reaches of space. Using straightforward language, One Universe explores the physical principles that govern the workings of our own world so that we can appreciate how they operate in the co..
Out of Thin Air: Dinosaurs, Birds, and Earth's Anc...
$8.78
For 65 million years dinosaurs ruled the Earth-until a deadly asteroid forced their extinction. But what accounts for the incredible longevity of dinosaurs A renowned scientist now provides a startling explanation that is rewriting the history of the Age of Dinosaurs. Dinosaurs were pretty amazing ..
Strange Matters: Undiscovered Ideas at the Frontie...
$11.07
Scientists studying the universe find strange things in two places-out in space and in their heads. This is the story of how the most imaginative physicists of our time perceive strange features of the universe in advance of the actual discoveries.It is almost a given that physics and cosmology pres..
The Secret Life of Numbers: 50 Easy Pieces on How ...
$7.51
Most of us picture mathematicians laboring before a chalkboard, scribbling numbers and obscure symbols as they mutter unintelligibly. This lighthearted (but realistic) sneak-peak into the everyday world of mathematicians turns that stereotype on its head.Most people have little idea what mathematici..
The Secret Life of the Brain
$9.32
Describes the working of the human brain at five stages of life: baby, child, adolescent, adult, and senior. Author: Restak, Richard, M.D. Publisher: Joseph Henry Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0309074355 ISBN-13: 9780309074353..
The Silent Landscape: The Scientific Voyage of HMS...
$24.70
In 1872 HMS Challenger set sail from Portsmouth, England, to map and sample the ocean floor. This marked the birth of modern oceanography. By retracing Challenger's extraordinary voyage, we view our underwater landscape anew focusing on what 21st century science is now able to add to this incredib..
We're Friends, Right?: Inside Kids' Culture
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Sociologists often study exotic cultures by immersing themselves in an environment until they become accepted as insiders. In this fascinating account by acclaimed researcher William A. Corsaro, a scientist "goes native" to study the secret world of children.Here, for the first time, are the childre..